Example sentences of "stare [adv prt] at the [noun] and " in BNC.

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1 She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling and her thoughts immediately flashed back to Luke and last night .
2 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 .
3 She stood , staring out at the pond and the dark Grove rising up the mountain behind it .
4 For a moment she stared down at the stains and the roses , and then she walked away .
5 She stared down at the floor and the remains of what had been a human being .
6 This only discomfited the coroner further , he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy .
7 He stared down at the desk and spoke in a voice that was barely audible .
8 The mysterious figure stared down at the tomb and then turned .
9 He stared up at the windows and then caught sight of the pulpit .
10 Harry stared up at the ceiling and followed with his eye the pattern of the coving .
11 Tony stared up at the stage and marvelled at the charisma that surrounded the young man .
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