Example sentences of "at [pron] for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 No one 's shot at me for a minute . ’
2 He looked at me for a minute .
3 She blinked at me for a minute or two and then said , ‘ Aliens ! ’
4 He looks at me for a second .
5 She looks at me for a bit , then she goes over to the drawer and takes out another envelope .
6 My father stopped , looked at me for a bit and then said that in the circumstances I could go out that night — providing I milked the cows first .
7 Mick looked at me for a couple of moments and , scratching his head , he replied If the Marines want you to play your bagpipes in their area , and you agree to do it , then you are all bloody mad .
8 But that was just a hope he 'd been tossing at me for a couple of years without any interest from me .
9 He looked at me for a while , thinking .
10 He went on gazing at me for a moment , then asked : ‘ Everything in hand downstairs ? ’
11 He looked at me for a moment then sighed and got up from the chair .
12 She looked at me for a moment , measuringly , as if wondering whether I meant it .
13 He looked at me for a moment , halted in the act of folding his stethoscope .
14 He stared at me for a moment , and I thought he was going to be angry .
15 He stared at me for a moment , then very carefully , he picked me up with finger and thumb and looked at me .
16 She stares at me for a moment in her shocked haze of light .
17 I dashed out to the landing and ran into Siegfried , who stared wide-eyed at me for a moment before galloping downstairs .
18 She looks at them for a bit and then hands them over to me .
19 I gazed at them for a while and then buried my head in my hands .
20 When , a minute later , he pulled on the handle of the iron bell and it clanged loudly , the door of a small house just beyond the gates opened and a man appeared and stood looking at them for a moment before speaking .
21 The woman looked at them for a moment over the book she had pulled from the shelf .
22 She looked at them for a moment with pleasure and then set the bucket down and turned to Murphy .
23 You wo n't remember them after if you do n't look at them for a week but when you come to look at them the night before you 'll be surprised what you do know .
24 ‘ I just want to look at you for a moment or two . ’
25 She had her key ready and he looked down at her for a minute .
26 He looked at her for a minute , then he looked away , over her head , at the front of the court .
27 He stared at her for a minute , then stripped to the waist and started to scrub the clay off in the basin of steaming water .
28 Both of them looked at her for a second , then continued their hushed conversation .
29 Travis frowned up at her for a second , then took a quick look around and nodded .
30 Travis stared at her for a second or two , then reached for the champagne bottle .
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