Example sentences of "stare [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he craned to stare down at the crowds in the great square below the palace , his head moved so that it rested upon the parapet like a decoration . |
| 2 | ‘ Humph … ’ the policeman grunted , staring down at the notes before him . |
| 3 | You lose their attention if you keep staring down at the papers in your hand . |
| 4 | The families gathered round in a circle , staring down at the remains of their menfolk . |
| 5 | Fergus took no notice ; he kept on crying , still staring up at the holes in the ceiling . |
| 6 | In one of the big rooms at the front of the house , Meg stood beside one of the huge , open shutters , staring out through the trees at the river . |
| 7 | And now , Ian Wharton , now that you are no longer the subject of this cautionary tale , merely its object , now that you are just another unproductive atom staring out from the windows of a branded monad , now that I 've got you where I want you , let the wild rumpus begin . |
| 8 | The blue and white drawing-room with its Howard chairs covered in ciselée Prussian blue velvet , seventeenth-century Van Steenwyk portraits of touchingly formal and grave children , and Dali 's wry , scratchy ink sketch of Winston on horseback as a Spanish grandee , is dominated by Dali 's 1958 portrait of C.Z. She is apotheosised as an icon of glacial chic , staring out from the plains of Gerona in Mainbocher 's equally well bred palamino cardigan and orange brocade gown . |
| 9 | She stared down at the papers in her hand , not wanting to look at him . |
| 10 | Lizzy stared down at the bandages on her wrists . |
| 11 | He stared down into the depths of the carp pool , as if seeking the certainty of the past , then shook his head . |
| 12 | Donna felt a twinge of sadness and stared down into the depths of her cup , picking up the spoon and stirring unnecessarily , watching the dark liquid drip from the plastic utensil . |
| 13 | The old man looked away ; stared down into the depths of the pool . |
| 14 | The room was darkened by the cloth they had pinned over the skylight , to hide the bars , and Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggywinkle and Jemima Puddleduck stared down from the posters on the walls . |
| 15 | Hideous gargoyles stared down from the comers of the room , and a clammy dampness seemed to cover the black walls . |
| 16 | Hearing what sounded like a muttered exclamation of fury at her elbow , Melissa looked around and saw Dora turn on her heel and march off into the orchard , where she stopped under an apple tree and stared up into the branches as if inspecting its heavy crop of fruit . |
| 17 | He stared up at the shelves above him . |
| 18 | Kate stared back at the files in front of her . |
| 19 | 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 . |