Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pron] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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1 | His dark eyes flickered at me like a long sooty flame , then he looked down again . |
2 | He frowned at me with a long look in which I read nothing . |
3 | We talked about her for a long time , and I think our Chairman was impressed . |
4 | ‘ A lot of people looked for you for a long time . |
5 | She stared at him for a long time . |
6 | Father Poole stared at him for a long while . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said . |
9 | 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 . ’ |
10 | She spoke with such soft intensity that he stared at her for a long , thoughtful moment . |
11 | He stared at her for a long , shuttered moment , then wordlessly climbed out of the car and walked slowly round to her door . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | I can not be sure that he noticed all that , but he stared at it for a long time , getting down on his hands . |
15 | 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 . ’ |
16 | She stared at it for a long time , shivering , icy fingers trailing along her spine . |
17 | ‘ 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 . |
18 | Evelyn looked at her for a long moment . |
19 | He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time . |
20 | He looked at her for a long , silent moment , and Merrill dragged her gaze away with difficulty , maddened by her erratic heartbeat . |
21 | Mr Braybrooke looked at her for a long moment . |
22 | He looked at her for a long moment , and then he walked slowly towards her . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | She looked at them for a long time . |
25 | Surere looked at him for a long time . |
26 | The policeman looked at me for a long time . |
27 | Miss Hawthorne looked at me for a long moment . |
28 | Jazz looked at it for a long time , then he propped it back against the lamp , and turned the light out . |
29 | She looked at it for a long time , and then began to cry . |
30 | She looked at it for a long time . |