Example sentences of "and stare [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " 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 | Retired some years back to grow vegetables on an allotment , and sit and stare out of the window . ’ |
| 3 | He turned off the light and crossed to the window to stand and stare out across the back of the houses . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , over one hour later she found herself lying back against the pillows and staring up at the ceiling , completely unable to go to sleep . |
| 5 | ‘ Come on ; do n't just lie there , ’ Andy said matter-of-factly , leaving his cock alone and lying back in the grass , putting his arm behind his head and staring up at the sky . |
| 6 | Morse stood where he was , listening , and staring up at the sky as if viewing the unsuspected behaviour of some distant galaxy . |
| 7 | Once more on his feet and staring up at the bell rope , Jasper said , ‘ D' you know what I 'd like ? |
| 8 | She had let the lines go when the first brutal snap had straightened the nylon , and stood glancing back at me and staring up into the sky as I fought to control the power in the skies above us . |
| 9 | ‘ Besides , I fancy a change , ’ she added , raking her hair from her forehead and staring out over the balcony of the apartment . |
| 10 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 11 | He could have been seven hundred miles away , his hand holding the side curtain open a little and staring out at the darkness . |
| 12 | My memories of cardiac teaching rounds are of a dozen students queueing to listen to a murmur while the registrar stood at the end of the bed swinging a stethoscope and staring out of the window . |
| 13 | The next morning Carolyn stayed in her room and read , dipping in and out of Clare 's books and staring out of the window , feeling surprisingly content . |
| 14 | Whores sat on balconies , drinking and staring down into the street . |
| 15 | The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway . |
| 16 | Benjamin chewed on his lip and stared up into the darkness . |
| 17 | Charlie took a pace backwards and stared up at the name above the shop . |
| 18 | He shook his head and stared up at the sun now breaking through the blanket of mist . |
| 19 | He lay in bed , for some time , and stared up at the ceiling trying to puzzle it out . |
| 20 | Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling . |
| 21 | Lying back down on the rumpled bed , she stretched luxuriously , then hooked her hands round the bed-head and stared up at the ceiling , a soft smile on her face . |
| 22 | The coroner wiped his nose on the back of his hand and stared up at the sky . |
| 23 | They stopped at the foot and stared up at the curtain wall rising above them . |
| 24 | I flung myself down on the grass in the sunshine and stared up at the blue . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | He stopped at the door and stared in for a minute . |
| 27 | Ben hurried to the shutters and threw them open , then turned and stared back into the room . |
| 28 | But she had gone only a few paces before she turned and stared back at the door , a strong sense of oddness — of wrongness — holding her in its grip . |
| 29 | It had become a very sad sight indeed , but Jack hardly noticed as he turned and stared back down the hill to Sakata , its neat rows of buildings looking like so much Lego . |
| 30 | Ben turned and stared out across the water fixedly . |