Example sentences of "stare [adv] at the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | She swung round to stare wordlessly at the driver of the utility truck , who now leaned nonchalantly in the doorway . |
| 2 | The families gathered round in a circle , staring down at the remains of their menfolk . |
| 3 | Merrill slowed , staring up at the expanse of blue sky trapped between the great grey beech branches . |
| 4 | Hari stood in Goat Street staring up at the facade of the old theatre and swallowed hard , trying to pluck up enough courage to walk into the ornate portico . |
| 5 | She stood at the foot of the mainmast , staring up at the intricacy of the complicated tracery of sails , spars and rope . |
| 6 | He was held in a reclining position by his seat-belt , with his head bent back and his mouth open , his eyes staring up at the roof of the car , his right arm hanging straight down , his left snagged on the gear-stick . |
| 7 | Then darkness enfolded her , and she found herself standing on a solid surface in a shadowed room , staring upwards at the underside of the dimple with a strange sense of having been reborn . |
| 8 | As I failed to do this I spent the entire journey staring intently at the zip of my coat and at least I learned a lot about clothes fastenings that morning . |
| 9 | The courier was staring hard at the patch of carpet between his feet . |
| 10 | He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 11 | We flew above the skeletal radio mast and I stared down at the row of huge houses . |
| 12 | Tallis stared down at the shard of the ruined statue and with a thrill of pleasure realized that she did : an image of the female in the land . |
| 13 | Wyn-rajathuk rubbed ash between his palms and stared down at the smear of grey lines . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Defeated , Merrill stared down at the sheaf of letters in her hand . |
| 16 | Wendell stared down at the glass of brandy which someone had put into his hands . |
| 17 | She filled in the columns next to Veronica 's name , and stared thoughtfully at the piece of paper . |
| 18 | With a whimper of disgust and confusion , she sank into her chair and stared absently at the mound of paperwork . |
| 19 | Alexandra stared up at the piece of mural nearest her , which showed a rocky little headland , some twisted pines , a stretch of white sand lapped by azure waves . |
| 20 | ‘ That last hedge you jumped , ’ her father said , breaking another seemingly endless silence as he stopped and stared up at the facade of the great house . |
| 21 | Even so , some brain cells were still working , as I stared inwardly at the nub of the problem . |
| 22 | She merely snorted , as I knew she would , and stared moodily at the blank of the comm . |
| 23 | He stared hard at the face of his slave who had returned with a dry cloth . |
| 24 | Tess went inside the ancient church and stared sadly at the tombs of her ancestors . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The Chelonian 's eyes stared vacantly at the roof of the tent . |
| 27 | After he had gone , she stared blankly at the stack of boxes he had left . |