Example sentences of "at [pron] for a long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The policeman looked at me for a long time .
2 She would not argue , she would not say anything , she would not look at me for a long time .
3 Miss Hawthorne looked at me for a long moment .
4 Riven blinked , and realised he had been staring at nothing for a long minute .
5 She looked at them for a long time .
6 ‘ He stands and looks at them for a long time .
7 I gazed at her for a long time , slowly enraptured .
8 As they stood patiently in a doorway waiting for the column to pass , Catherine turned to say something to McLeish and he looked down at her for a long moment .
9 Evelyn looked at her for a long moment .
10 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 . ’
11 He stared down at her for a long moment , his mouth very close to her own .
12 He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time .
13 Dierdriu had looked at her for a long moment .
14 He gazed down at her for a long moment , then shook his head in disbelief .
15 Mr Braybrooke looked at her for a long moment .
16 He gazed down at her for a long moment , studying her features as if trying to re-gather his thoughts .
17 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 .
18 He looked at her for a long moment , and then he walked slowly towards her .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 Father Poole stared at him for a long while .
22 She stared at him for a long time .
23 Charsky gazes at him for a long time , sadly .
24 She had looked at him for a long time , at first solemnly and then with mounting anger .
25 Surere looked at him for a long time .
26 She gazed at him for a long time without being able to bring the appropriate words to her lips .
27 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 .
28 She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said .
29 Mouse took its head in his hands and met its eyes , looking at it for a long moment .
30 Sabine looked at it for a long moment , aware of a faint stirring in her consciousness , some elusive memory , fleetingly brought to life .
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