Example sentences of "she stare [adv prt] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Her eyes are hot , she stares out at the water , at the summerhouse .
2 Eyes rounded in appalled realisation , she stared up at the man who stood stooped in the confined space up ahead .
3 It was dark when they got outside , and , walking silently beside him , she stared up at the stars , and gave an unconscious little sigh .
4 Her legs splayed inelegantly and with her mouth wide and dry with fear , she stared up at the stranger .
5 As she stared up at the height a voice spoke from behind her , and she turned to discover that Silas Wilder had followed her down the track .
6 She stared up at the rigging that fretted against a sky of pearl .
7 Tonight she was smiling as she stared up at the screen , and Buddie had given her money .
8 She felt no surprise at hearing Luke 's voice — indeed , she felt nothing but a cold numbness as she stared round at the ruins of her home .
9 For a moment she stared down at the stains and the roses , and then she walked away .
10 She stared down at the crucifix , wondering desperately how much they knew , whether they had any knowledge of her liaison with Tristram or whether these questions were merely based upon suspicion .
11 She stared down at the papers in her hand , not wanting to look at him .
12 Carrie leaned back in her chair and rubbed the tips of her fingers across her forehead as she stared down at the mass of papers on the kitchen table .
13 She stared down at the floor and the remains of what had been a human being .
14 Still , she reflected soberly as she stared down at the water , being on the boat had at least served to clarify her thoughts in one direction .
15 Averting her eyes , she stared down at the ironing-board , then , for the lack of any other brilliant alternatives , began to slowly move the iron back and forth across her blouse , her face shuttered .
16 Opening her briefcase , she stared down at the contents .
17 Opening the lid , she stared down at the emeralds glinting up at her like cat 's eyes , her mother 's emeralds and her grandmother 's and many generations of Grenfell women before her .
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