Example sentences of "stared [prep] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again it was as if something stared through them from the other side . |
| 2 | The girl stood swaying slightly , but she stared about her in a belligerent manner , as though challenging someone to answer her . |
| 3 | We stood and stared after him for a few seconds , then one of the mortar team behind me remarked . |
| 4 | Corbett stared past her at the timbered house . |
| 5 | ‘ It suited me not to deny it last night , ’ Ruth blurted and stared beyond him to a young palm swaying gently in the breeze . |
| 6 | But even so , Louise was so hungry that she stared at them with a fearful concentration , ignoring Fleury 's polite conversation as he made the tea . |
| 7 | She stared at him with a stiff , expressionless face . |
| 8 | She stared at him for a long time . |
| 9 | Father Poole stared at him for a long while . |
| 10 | She stared at him for a long moment wondering if in her indignation she had hurt his feelings , but his eyes were narrowed and she could not read his expression . |
| 11 | She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said . |
| 12 | She stared at him for a further moment , then meekly she obeyed and he smiled . |
| 13 | Alec stared at him for a few seconds , then walked out into the heat and glare of the mid-day sun . |
| 14 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
| 15 | But now , a week after Easter , his failure stared at him from the empty pews . |
| 16 | He stared at her through the flickering shadows . |
| 17 | He stared at her with a dead-pan face and she was not sure whether he was serious or not . |
| 18 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |
| 19 | She spoke with such soft intensity that he stared at her for a long , thoughtful moment . |
| 20 | He stared at her for a long , shuttered moment , then wordlessly climbed out of the car and walked slowly round to her door . |
| 21 | The other woman stared at her for a long moment , then , with great dignity , collected up the papers lying on the desk in front of her and got to her feet . |
| 22 | He stared at her for a long moment , and then he turned , stuffed his hands into his trouser pockets , and stared out over the lake . |
| 23 | The landlady stared at her in an uncomfortable silence . |
| 24 | He stared at her in the poor light that filtered through a tiny window above the door . |
| 25 | It stared at me for a few seconds , then the lens flashed again , a key was put into the lock , bolts were drawn and the door was opened . |
| 26 | I can not be sure that he noticed all that , but he stared at it for a long time , getting down on his hands . |
| 27 | Says Mike , ‘ When the chimps first saw the platform , they stared at it for a long time , and then they realised it was just me up there , and carried on . ’ |
| 28 | She stared at it for a long time , shivering , icy fingers trailing along her spine . |
| 29 | Then after a pause he took a letter at random from the middle of the stack ; he stared at it with an unfocused , an uncommitted eye . |
| 30 | The rest of the group stared at us like a hanging jury before sentence is passed . |