Example sentences of "stare [adv prt] at the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Staring up at the ceiling while work proceeds on her thighs and knees , Lil continues . |
| 3 | She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling and her thoughts immediately flashed back to Luke and last night . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 6 | She stood , staring out at the pond and the dark Grove rising up the mountain behind it . |
| 7 | For a moment she stared down at the stains and the roses , and then she walked away . |
| 8 | She stared down at the floor and the remains of what had been a human being . |
| 9 | This only discomfited the coroner further , he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy . |
| 10 | He stared down at the desk and spoke in a voice that was barely audible . |
| 11 | The mysterious figure stared down at the tomb and then turned . |
| 12 | He stared up at the windows and then caught sight of the pulpit . |
| 13 | Harry stared up at the ceiling and followed with his eye the pattern of the coving . |
| 14 | She stared up at the rigging that fretted against a sky of pearl . |
| 15 | Tony stared up at the stage and marvelled at the charisma that surrounded the young man . |