Example sentences of "her for [art] 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 .
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