Example sentences of "[pron] for a long moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Hawthorne looked at me for a long moment . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Evelyn looked at her for a long moment . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | He stared down at her for a long moment , his mouth very close to her own . |
| 8 | He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time . |
| 9 | Dierdriu had looked at her for a long moment . |
| 10 | His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment . |
| 11 | The blue eyes bored into her for a long moment , and she fought the urge to look away from his coldly penetrating look . |
| 12 | He gazed down at her for a long moment , then shook his head in disbelief . |
| 13 | Mr Braybrooke looked at her for a long moment . |
| 14 | He gazed down at her for a long moment , studying her features as if trying to re-gather his thoughts . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He looked at her for a long moment , and then he walked slowly towards her . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Mouse took its head in his hands and met its eyes , looking at it for a long moment . |
| 20 | Short of battering him on the head with a blunt instrument — the thought held immense appeal , and she savoured it for a long moment , before reluctantly putting it on hold — she could n't come up with any way out of the present situation . |
| 21 | Sabine looked at it for a long moment , aware of a faint stirring in her consciousness , some elusive memory , fleetingly brought to life . |