Example sentences of "at [pron] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.

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1 The policeman looked at me for a long time .
2 She would not argue , she would not say anything , she would not look at me for a long time .
3 Miss Hawthorne looked at me for a long moment .
4 He frowned at me with a long look in which I read nothing .
5 His dark eyes flickered at me like a long sooty flame , then he looked down again .
6 Riven blinked , and realised he had been staring at nothing for a long minute .
7 She looked at them for a long time .
8 ‘ He stands and looks at them for a long time .
9 Rose never interested in clothes before , tried the lot on and beamed at herself in the long mirror .
10 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 .
11 I gazed at her for a long time , slowly enraptured .
12 Evelyn looked at her for a long moment .
13 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 . ’
14 He stared down at her for a long moment , his mouth very close to her own .
15 He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time .
16 Dierdriu had looked at her for a long moment .
17 He looked at her for a long , silent moment , and Merrill dragged her gaze away with difficulty , maddened by her erratic heartbeat .
18 He gazed down at her for a long moment , then shook his head in disbelief .
19 Mr Braybrooke looked at her for a long moment .
20 He gazed down at her for a long moment , studying her features as if trying to re-gather his thoughts .
21 She spoke with such soft intensity that he stared at her for a long , thoughtful moment .
22 He stared at her for a long , shuttered moment , then wordlessly climbed out of the car and walked slowly round to her door .
23 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 .
24 He looked at her for a long moment , and then he walked slowly towards her .
25 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 .
26 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 .
27 When a few minutes later , amid the oohs and aahs from the three women , she stood and looked at the person staring back at her from the long mirror , she could n't believe it was herself .
28 She stared at him for a long time .
29 Charsky gazes at him for a long time , sadly .
30 Father Poole stared at him for a long while .
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