Example sentences of "study [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She studied me for about half a minute , then rearranged some of the knick-knacks on her stall . |
| 2 | He studied her for a moment . |
| 3 | He studied her for a moment , noting how she had aged . |
| 4 | He studied her for several seconds , as if baffled . |
| 5 | He studied her for a moment , and she took in his steel-grey , twill-weave trousers and ivory shirt of raw silk . |
| 6 | Frowning , he studied her for a moment , then , with an impatient curse , yanked the ribbon away and unwound her braid . |
| 7 | Adam studied her for a moment in silence . |
| 8 | He studied her for a long time , then reached out and touched a wet strand of her hair . |
| 9 | Vitor studied her for a moment . |
| 10 | Vitor studied her for a long , piercing moment . |
| 11 | He studied her for a second , eyes narrowed . |
| 12 | He studied her for a moment , then said slowly , ‘ Of course . |
| 13 | Putting their dinner on the table , Trent reached for the photograph and studied it for the umpteenth time since finding it on Don Roberto 's piano — his mother , and the Colonel as a young man . |
| 14 | He studied it for some time and then said : ‘ That 's bad , I 'm afraid . |
| 15 | So much so that in America the Black Panthers studied it for tips on guerrilla tactics ! |
| 16 | He studied it for a while , whistled and rang Fulham . |
| 17 | He handed the paper to Hawkins , who studied it for a moment , then said : ‘ I know those places marked with an asterisk . |
| 18 | His eyes seemed to study her for a moment . |
| 19 | Grateful to be spared the unsettling power of that dark gaze , Ronni took the opportunity to study him for a moment . |
| 20 | in order to get a better estimate of how accurately the clock works we need to be able to study it for much longer periods of time . |
| 21 | I certainly have not met another Brother or Sister Brush that has been compelled to study it for weeks on end … |
| 22 | She would have liked to know just which passages in the book her hostess found objectionable , but it was plain that the only way to find out was to study it for herself . |
| 23 | He decided to sell it because he wanted time to look for other things and because whichever organisation bought it would automatically attract people who would want to study it for different scientific reasons . |
| 24 | His face was absorbed , and Hilary stood quietly , studying him for a few moments . |
| 25 | After studying her for a moment in silence , he added , ‘ What possessed you to take off your shoes and come charging out of the alley like that ? ’ |
| 26 | She picked up the stock records , she had studied them for so long that her head ached . |
| 27 | Dr Jaffery knew the building as well as anyone and I much looked forward to going around it with someone who had studied it for so many years . |
| 28 | Derek and I kind of study them for we for hours do n't we ? |