Example sentences of "stare [prep] [pron] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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1 | Riven blinked , and realised he had been staring at nothing for a long minute . |
2 | She opened it with a trembling hand and sat staring at it for a long time . |
3 | She stared at him for a long time . |
4 | Father Poole stared at him for a long while . |
5 | She stared at him for a long moment wondering if in her indignation she had hurt his feelings , but his eyes were narrowed and she could not read his expression . |
6 | She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said . |
7 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |
8 | She spoke with such soft intensity that he stared at her for a long , thoughtful moment . |
9 | He stared at her for a long , shuttered moment , then wordlessly climbed out of the car and walked slowly round to her door . |
10 | The other woman stared at her for a long moment , then , with great dignity , collected up the papers lying on the desk in front of her and got to her feet . |
11 | He stared at her for a long moment , and then he turned , stuffed his hands into his trouser pockets , and stared out over the lake . |
12 | I can not be sure that he noticed all that , but he stared at it for a long time , getting down on his hands . |
13 | Says Mike , ‘ When the chimps first saw the platform , they stared at it for a long time , and then they realised it was just me up there , and carried on . ’ |
14 | She stared at it for a long time , shivering , icy fingers trailing along her spine . |