YOU SAID:
had you taken a moment to examine the face
INTO JAPANESE
顔を調べるのに少し時間がかかりましたか
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Did it take a while to look up your face?
INTO JAPANESE
顔を上げるのに少し時間がかかりましたか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Did it take a while to raise your face?
INTO JAPANESE
顔を上げるのに少し時間がかかりましたか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Did it take a while to raise your face?
That didn't even make that much sense in English.