Example sentences of "at [pers pn] for [art] long [noun sg] " 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 She looked at them for a long time .
5 ‘ He stands and looks at them for a long time .
6 I gazed at her for a long time , slowly enraptured .
7 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 .
8 Evelyn looked at her for a long moment .
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 He stared down at her for a long moment , his mouth very close to her own .
11 He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time .
12 Dierdriu had looked at her for a long moment .
13 He gazed down at her for a long moment , then shook his head in disbelief .
14 Mr Braybrooke looked at her for a long moment .
15 He gazed down at her for a long moment , studying her features as if trying to re-gather his thoughts .
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 looked at her for a long moment , and then he walked slowly towards her .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 Father Poole stared at him for a long while .
21 She stared at him for a long time .
22 Charsky gazes at him for a long time , sadly .
23 She had looked at him for a long time , at first solemnly and then with mounting anger .
24 Surere looked at him for a long time .
25 She gazed at him for a long time without being able to bring the appropriate words to her lips .
26 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 .
27 She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said .
28 Mouse took its head in his hands and met its eyes , looking at it for a long moment .
29 Sabine looked at it for a long moment , aware of a faint stirring in her consciousness , some elusive memory , fleetingly brought to life .
30 She stared down at it for a long time .
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