Example sentences of "stare [adv] at the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the prey looks up and stares straight at the lion or tiger , the big cat looks sheepishly away as if suddenly indifferent to the whole business of predation . |
| 2 | I used to walk between the two parts of the building — that is between my studio/study and the main house — and stare up at the pulley that hangs over the hall , an imitation of the one that hung there in the days when a real miller hoisted his sacks of grain . |
| 3 | Staring up at the ceiling while work proceeds on her thighs and knees , Lil continues . |
| 4 | She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling and her thoughts immediately flashed back to Luke and last night . |
| 5 | So I stayed outside , staring up at the moon and the stars with a beating heart , wishing and dreaming of a different , more exciting life . |
| 6 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 7 | She stood , staring out at the pond and the dark Grove rising up the mountain behind it . |
| 8 | He passed some coins over without counting , staring stupidly at the eyes that looked hurt with expected rejection , as if the man knew what would be said to put him off . |
| 9 | Fabia was still staring witlessly at the door after he had quietly closed it behind him . |
| 10 | Depressed , she leaned back in her seat , resting her head against the headrest while staring unseeingly at the hills and at the Esk River winding its way through the valley . |
| 11 | Sung was kneeling on the top of the dyke , staring across at the House as the dawn broke . |
| 12 | MY PEN IS DRY , I 'm staring sadly at the dawn as I hears deep , cool sigh- Please write to a lonely girl of 16 . |
| 13 | James stared about him with uninhibited curiosity , staring closely at the paintings and prints which covered the walls , poking his nose into tea caddies and picking up any object which took his fancy . |
| 14 | For a moment she stared down at the stains and the roses , and then she walked away . |
| 15 | She stared down at the floor and the remains of what had been a human being . |
| 16 | This only discomfited the coroner further , he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy . |
| 17 | He stared down at the desk and spoke in a voice that was barely audible . |
| 18 | The mysterious figure stared down at the tomb and then turned . |
| 19 | He stared up at the windows and then caught sight of the pulpit . |
| 20 | Harry stared up at the ceiling and followed with his eye the pattern of the coving . |
| 21 | She stared up at the rigging that fretted against a sky of pearl . |
| 22 | Tony stared up at the stage and marvelled at the charisma that surrounded the young man . |
| 23 | Through a swell of tears Ruth stared incredulously at the bundle and felt such despair that she feared she would drop the child . |
| 24 | Kelly switched on the television and stared blankly at the screen as some mindless cops and robbers show unfolded . |