Example sentences of "stare [adv prt] at the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Merrill slowed , staring up at the expanse of blue sky trapped between the great grey beech branches . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She stood at the foot of the mainmast , staring up at the intricacy of the complicated tracery of sails , spars and rope . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 6 | We flew above the skeletal radio mast and I stared down at the row of huge houses . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Wyn-rajathuk rubbed ash between his palms and stared down at the smear of grey lines . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Defeated , Merrill stared down at the sheaf of letters in her hand . |
| 11 | Wendell stared down at the glass of brandy which someone had put into his hands . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |