Example sentences of "stare out at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was standing at the open window in his pyjamas , the shotgun in his hand , staring out at the front field where the black splash of a jackdaw lay on the white ground beneath the ash tree . |
| 2 | Languidly she turned her head to the west-facing windows , staring out at the neighbouring mountain high above the hill upon which Saracen was built . |
| 3 | In the first car Sarah sat dry-eyed , staring out at the passing roads . |
| 4 | She had not drawn her curtains , and she turned on her side , staring out at the velvety darkness , listening to the little noises that came wafting through the open window . |
| 5 | The eagle stared back at him proudly and without fear and Mr Wolski wondered how long he would be here in captivity , staring out at the same things year after year , his great wings never feeling the power and support of the wind , his talons never arcing forward and down as they did what they had been made for and struck at prey . |
| 6 | His astonished gaze was fixed on the second familiar face staring out at the public floggings from amid the crowd of frightened coolies on the first truck , a face he had n't seen for even longer — that of his own father ! |
| 7 | He stared out at the dappled sky , trying to remember . |
| 8 | Pascoe went to the window and stared out at the slanting rain . |
| 9 | Crossing to the window , she stared out at the murky night . |
| 10 | Charlie stared out at the open fields that must once have been productive farmland . |
| 11 | Ellie stared out at the full moon above the yard , above the wrong part of town . |
| 12 | Picking Gwen Bear up from the bed , and hugging the soft toy to her for comfort , she stood at the window and stared out at the cloudy night sky . |
| 13 | He sat and stared out at the drizzle-veiled Circle for a while , and then buckled on his sword and left his room . |
| 14 | He drew deeply on the cigarette and stared out at the darkening sea . |
| 15 | Instead , she went over to the window and stared out at the bright flowers , the trees , the green of the grass and the hills that rose up gently all around the house . |