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Meanings of pause long in English

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Usage of pause long in English
1
Finally, a couple of them pause long enough to let her through.
Real life & liars
2
Do we pause long enough to question the efficiency of all this activity?
The Guardian
3
Even the hawkers seemed unable to pause long enough for a short conversation.
Thief of lives
4
We need not pause long over this; it is generally understood.
The Principles of Success in Literature
5
I couldn't find a pause long enough to ask the guy.
John Dies at the End
6
She had to pause long and with visible effort collect herself before venturing:
The Grain of Dust: A Novel
7
Silence answered him, the pause long enough that he figured Celeste was pacified.
Avalon
8
Can the common man pause long enough from his undermining labors to answer?
War of the Classes
9
With a big drink from the lukewarm canteens the boys did not pause long.
The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure
10
At each of these points it is needful to pause long and consider well.
Light on the Path and Through the Gates of Gold
11
Not until this had been accomplished did he pause long enough to ask questions.
The Case and the Girl
12
We must not pause long over that first year that Beth spent at 'Varsity.
Beth Woodburn
13
Let us hope they pause long enough to notice.
The Great Book of Amber
14
I will pause long enough for you all to bang your heads against your desk.
Wired
15
Hopefully, it makes you pause long enough to take a peek with me inside the data.
Wired
16
I pause long enough to patronize a barber shop; also to procure an additional small wrench.
Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume I / From San Francisco to...
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Pause long through the time
Pause long across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common