Example sentences of "she [prep] a long " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | I gazed at her for a long time , slowly enraptured . |
3 | Evelyn looked at her for a long moment . |
4 | His voice was sharp , yet as intimate as if he had known her for a long time . |
5 | I did n't want Mary to go because I thought I would n't see her for a long time , and I ran over to her and pleaded . |
6 | We talked about her for a long time , and I think our Chairman was impressed . |
7 | 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 . ’ |
8 | He stared down at her for a long moment , his mouth very close to her own . |
9 | It was about time she stopped feeling sorry for herself , the hurt and pain of losing mam would be with her for a long time , but Hari knew she could not let her grief incapacitate her , if she did not mend and make shoes she did not eat . |
10 | He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time . |
11 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
12 | By then she felt that she had seen enough paintings , churches , marble floors and medieval palaces to last her for a long time . |
13 | Sheila talks to her mother about the situation and her mother says the social workers are quite right ; Sheila was heavy-handed with the children and has had this coming to her for a long time . |
14 | Dierdriu had looked at her for a long moment . |
15 | His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment . |
16 | I did n't always agree with her Chopin , and her Liszt was a disaster area , but I 'd listen to her for a long time if it 's Schumann . |
17 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
18 | His eyes , glittering with rage , bored into hers for one deadly moment ; then he was out of the office before she could move , and minutes later the showroom door closed with a precision she knew would remain with her for a long time . |
19 | He looked at her for a long , silent moment , and Merrill dragged her gaze away with difficulty , maddened by her erratic heartbeat . |
20 | The blue eyes bored into her for a long moment , and she fought the urge to look away from his coldly penetrating look . |
21 | He gazed down at her for a long moment , then shook his head in disbelief . |
22 | My brother was with her for a long while . |
23 | He had been watching her for a long time before she realised he was awake . |
24 | Mr Braybrooke looked at her for a long moment . |
25 | He gazed down at her for a long moment , studying her features as if trying to re-gather his thoughts . |
26 | She spoke with such soft intensity that he stared at her for a long , thoughtful moment . |
27 | He stared at her for a long , shuttered moment , then wordlessly climbed out of the car and walked slowly round to her door . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | He studied her for a long time , then reached out and touched a wet strand of her hair . |
30 | He looked at her for a long moment , and then he walked slowly towards her . |