Example sentences of "he [verb] at [pron] for a " in BNC.

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1 He looks at me for a second .
2 He gapes at her for a moment , then chortles and slaps his thigh .
3 That name clearly struck a chord in McIllvanney , for he frowned at me for a few seconds , but the chord must have faded for he shrugged it off .
4 He looked at me for a while , thinking .
5 He looked at me for a moment then sighed and got up from the chair .
6 He looked at me for a moment , halted in the act of folding his stethoscope .
7 He looked at me for a minute .
8 He looked at her for a moment .
9 He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought .
10 He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time .
11 He looked at her for a minute , then he looked away , over her head , at the front of the court .
12 He looked at her for a long , silent moment , and Merrill dragged her gaze away with difficulty , maddened by her erratic heartbeat .
13 He looked at her for a long moment , and then he walked slowly towards her .
14 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 .
15 He looked at her for a moment , and a white smile brightened his suntanned face .
16 He looked at her for a moment , then decided .
17 He looked at it for a moment .
18 He looked at it for a second then got to his feet and stamped on the eye , hearing it pop beneath his foot .
19 He stared at her for a moment before saying , ‘ Tea , please . ’
20 He stared at her for a moment and then shrugged and moved out of the kitchen and towards the back door .
21 He stared at her for a moment , then motioned with his head towards the door .
22 He stared at her for a minute , then stripped to the waist and started to scrub the clay off in the basin of steaming water .
23 Turning , he stared at her for a moment , before replying , almost curtly , she thought , ‘ Nothing .
24 He stared at her for a moment then he shrugged and nodded .
25 She spoke with such soft intensity that he stared at her for a long , thoughtful moment .
26 He stared at her for a long , shuttered moment , then wordlessly climbed out of the car and walked slowly round to her door .
27 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 .
28 He stared at her for a second in stunned silence , breathing hard , his eyes dazed .
29 He stared at me for a moment , and I thought he was going to be angry .
30 He stared at me for a moment , then very carefully , he picked me up with finger and thumb and looked at me .
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