Example sentences of "she for a long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 No I 'm not , erm if I , if I take her for a long run .
2 My brother was with her for a long while .
3 I gazed at her for a long time , slowly enraptured .
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 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 .
8 She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time .
9 By then she felt that she had seen enough paintings , churches , marble floors and medieval palaces to last her for a long time .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 ‘ 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 ? ’
13 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 .
14 He had been watching her for a long time before she realised he was awake .
15 He studied her for a long time , then reached out and touched a wet strand of her hair .
16 Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning .
17 Oh no , we 'll pay to keep her for a long time
18 This is not going to disappear overnight , it 's going to affect her for a long time , and she 's never going to catch up on the work that she 's missed over the last couple of months by having seven teachers in six weeks .
19 Well we set out with the good intention of taking her for a long walk this morning but er we changed our mind did n't we ?
20 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 .
21 Evelyn looked at her for a long moment .
22 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 . ’
23 He stared down at her for a long moment , his mouth very close to her own .
24 He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time .
25 Dierdriu had looked at her for a long moment .
26 His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment .
27 The blue eyes bored into her for a long moment , and she fought the urge to look away from his coldly penetrating look .
28 He gazed down at her for a long moment , then shook his head in disbelief .
29 Mr Braybrooke looked at her for a long moment .
30 He gazed down at her for a long moment , studying her features as if trying to re-gather his thoughts .
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