Example sentences of "stared [prep] the [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then ( as he stood and stared through the window at the magazine ) Boy imagined sleeping with these men , actually sleeping , sharing a bed with them for the night . |
| 2 | She rose and stared through the window to the hills outside , to the sea running gently into the embracing arms of the bay . |
| 3 | His heart thumped as he stood on the Yugoslav border and stared through the night at the nearby fields in Hungary . |
| 4 | The silent watcher stared through the darkness at the place where Corbett had settled down to sleep . |
| 5 | Athelstan stared towards the door as a group of pedlars , battered trays slung round their necks , bustled in , raucously shouting for ale . |
| 6 | In each place a crowd of men in blue overalls , each with a Gauloise stuck in the corner of his mouth , stared into the mirror behind the bar at the reflection of any women who braved their domain . |
| 7 | For a while I stared into the clockface of an antique charity-box . |
| 8 | She followed him dreamily , and , once more , stared into the darkness under the tarpaulin . |
| 9 | Raynor stared into the fire for a long while . |
| 10 | She felt unrested , her eyes heavy as she stared into the fire for the truth was that she had slept very little and , when she did drift off , dreams of being in Craig 's arms tormented her . |
| 11 | She came to his side and stared along the alley at the two men who were standing unwarily outlined in the light of a held lantern . |
| 12 | Andy merely stared in the direction of the anonymous photographer but his eyes were murderous . |
| 13 | Jonathon stared from the window at a landscape which was not the one Melanie saw . |
| 14 | Her fists mounted on each other , she stared beyond the picnic-patch down the molasses shine of the table . |
| 15 | Bernard dug his hands into the pockets of his dressing-gown and moved to the window where he stared across the lawn at the empty swimming pool . |
| 16 | For a moment its two square bay windows , which stared across the road to the rear of the Dragon School , seemed to lighten as if with sunlight , and the carriage clock on the mantelpiece chimed five as if in sympathy . |
| 17 | After Joe had hung up , he stared at the window for a while . |
| 18 | Lisa stared at the message for a long , long time , trying to stifle the sudden swift beat of her heart . |
| 19 | Alan stared at the noticeboard on the opposite wall , pretending to read something but seeing nothing but a blur of the leaflets , notes , scraps of ribbon and withered buttonholes which Lucy had pegged up there . |
| 20 | Liz Headleand stared at the scene with a marked lack of dismay , as Kate Armstrong knelt down and started to dust the earth off Giles , looking up to ask anyone who might be interested about the little blobs of white polystyrene that always seem to come mixed with bulb fibre : ‘ What is this stuff ? ’ asked Kate , ‘ I 've often wondered , ’ as she proceeded to re-pot a hyacinth with one hand while stroking Giles 's shoulder with the other . |
| 21 | He put down the pot , stared at the floor for a few seconds and then looked up glowering , pointed his finger at me in a way that was frightening because it was so sudden . |
| 22 | They stared at the floor for a few seconds then said ‘ You 'll have to come back because we did n't have the right tools . ’ ’ |
| 23 | Masklin stared at the throng below the Ship . |
| 24 | He stared at the bottom of the door . |
| 25 | Blanche stared at the back of the driver 's head to win time to think . |
| 26 | Sweetheart stared at the mess on the kitchen floor , then at the unhappy little boy , then back at the ruined flowers . |
| 27 | Tapping a ruler across the palm of her hand , Sister Rosario stared at the child for a few seconds . |
| 28 | ‘ But you 're right , Lewis , ’ added Morse slowly , as he sat back and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds . |
| 29 | And she stared at the girl for a full minute , before turning to Ben again and with a helpless gesture saying , ‘ My God ! |
| 30 | They , too , checked and stared at the sight of the river . |