Example sentences of "[verb] at [pron] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He stands and looks at them for a long time . |
2 | Dierdriu had looked at her for a long moment . |
3 | She had looked at him for a long time , at first solemnly and then with mounting anger . |
4 | Mouse took its head in his hands and met its eyes , looking at it for a long moment . |
5 | She would not argue , she would not say anything , she would not look at me for a long time . |
6 | Riven blinked , and realised he had been staring at nothing for a long minute . |
7 | She opened it with a trembling hand and sat staring at it for a long time . |
8 | I 've been staring at it for the past hour , waiting for it to start twitching around like a fat little worm on a fishing hook . |
9 | She stared at him for a long time . |
10 | Father Poole stared at him for a long while . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said . |
13 | 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 . ’ |
14 | She spoke with such soft intensity that he stared at her for a long , thoughtful moment . |
15 | He stared at her for a long , shuttered moment , then wordlessly climbed out of the car and walked slowly round to her door . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | I can not be sure that he noticed all that , but he stared at it for a long time , getting down on his hands . |
19 | 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 . ’ |
20 | She stared at it for a long time , shivering , icy fingers trailing along her spine . |
21 | ‘ She 's gone to Sam 's party , ’ said Scarlet , hastily , applying the brush to her hair and wondering why it made you feel so odd if you looked at yourself for a long while in the glass . |
22 | Evelyn looked at her for a long moment . |
23 | He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time . |
24 | He looked at her for a long , silent moment , and Merrill dragged her gaze away with difficulty , maddened by her erratic heartbeat . |
25 | Mr Braybrooke looked at her for a long moment . |
26 | He looked at her for a long moment , and then he walked slowly towards her . |
27 | He looked at her for a long moment , and then he reached out and slid his hand under her hair , around the nape of her neck . |
28 | She looked at them for a long time . |
29 | Surere looked at him for a long time . |
30 | Bert looked at him for a full half minute . |