Example sentences of "[pron] long for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I longed for him to say ‘ Do n't do this ’ but all he would say was ‘ Wonderful ’ . |
| 2 | All through this conversation he had the impression that Frank no longer sneered ; and as he went back to Liverpool he was sure that he was more tolerant and sympathetic and ‘ was willing to grant that there was some sense in some of the things which I longed for him to share ’ . |
| 3 | I set traps for you , and you seemed to fall into them — that is , you reacted as I longed for you to react , but you were n't supposed to react at all because you were n't supposed to feel anything for me ! |
| 4 | If only she could tell him how she longed for him to carry her off , but would n't that make him think her wanton ? |
| 5 | All the time she was with him she longed for him to put his arm round her shoulder . |
| 6 | She longed for it to swallow her . |
| 7 | THE unflappable Simon we long for him to anger , in order to write the headline ‘ Wild Fowler ’ has quickly changed his tune . |
| 8 | Garbett said that he thought it would be right to go to London , for the sake of the Church ; that he longed for him to come to York , for the sake of himself , he wanted Ramsey as his successor . |
| 9 | The more he required her to talk about herself the more he longed for her to ask him about himself . |