Then from the force of long habit he thought next of himself.

It comes from their life- long habit of giving short, crisp, meaning orders.

The long habit of obedience held: Laurence flung himself out of the room.

From long habit, Bull checked the video feed before he opened the door.

The way in which he performed all these little operations betrayed long habit.

I am accustomed by long habit to being in a chain of command.

Which Councillor Cotterill did, in good set terms, the result of long habit.

His right hand, from long habit, fumbled with the coin in his trousers-pocket.

From long habit Fanny did not pay the least attention to this order.

From long habit acquired among a naturally polite people, Whittaker returned the salutation.

His long habit of thought concerning her enabled him to master this foolishness.

A long habit of sneaking had given him this uncanny quality.

But he was unable to break his long habit of silence.

It was Lincoln's life- long habit to keep himself close to the plain people.

Indolent, and by long habit worthless, no dependance could be placed on them.

This morning, however, she made a departure from her long habit.