Example sentences of "[verb] at [pers pn] for an " in BNC.
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1 | He was just about to shrug off the question with ‘ I du n no ’ when he noticed that George and the twins were looking at him for an answer . |
2 | and others can , you know sit and stare at it for an hour still would n't know who it was . |
3 | Her glance rested on him only for a matter of seconds , yet his face could not have registered more in her mind had she been staring at him for an hour . |
4 | All three of them stared at it for an instant . |
5 | Frau Nordern gazed at him for an icy moment then stalked into the bedroom . |
6 | She drew a breath as he gazed at it for an instant , watching its slow movements , the gentle opening of its tiny mouth as if expressing surprise . |
7 | I , I just ask him if , and it , the question that I 'm interested in the answer to , like how did it go ? and , now he talks at me for an hour until Diane comes in and says enough Vaughany , cos she can see I sort of trying to edge away |