Example sentences of "[verb] she a long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It must have been the change in engine tone that woke her a long time later .
2 Hastily she sat down , and was relieved when the tall doctor took a seat safely distant from her own and reached to the table that separated them to pour her a long drink of the invitingly iced fruit juice .
3 It would take her a long while to learn to become one of them .
4 He delivered her a long look , then smiled .
5 ‘ You 've known her a long while ? ’
6 It took her a long time to come to terms with that presence ; the proximity of an armed police officer was the most potent reminder of the gilded cage she had now entered .
7 It was difficult for her to breathe , and it took her a long time to climb the stairs .
8 As soon as she 'd gone , Flavia Sherman began to fumble with the buckle of her belt ; but her hands shook uncontrollably and it took her a long time to undress .
9 It took her a long time to negotiate the journey to the small , functional bathroom across the passage , but in the end she accomplished it without incident .
10 Had a car not followed her a long way along the Bayswater Road when she was coming to meet Urquhart ?
11 He gave her a long look .
12 Rohan gave her a long look , then strode over to the clump of bushes she indicated .
13 He gave her a long look , and then he laughed .
14 He gave her a long look .
15 He gave her a long look , smiled , and went out to his car .
16 Doyle gave her a long stare .
17 He rested his hand on her shoulder and gave her a long kiss on the lips .
18 It had taken her a long time to get over that .
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