Example sentences of "stared [adv] [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the top floor of 32 , Mrs Mackintosh stared nervously out at the dark street . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , ’ she agreed lamely as she stared somewhat helplessly at the enormous four-poster bed that dominated the room . |
| 3 | As the men went out of the door Laura stared glumly over at the young policewoman . |
| 4 | With difficulty she stared up again at the unreachable sky beyond the bars and wire mesh of her cage and though she tried to say more she was unable to , for her wings sagged ever more weakly and she seemed barely able to hold up her head . |
| 5 | She stared unseeingly down at the red stain on the Chester 's blue and green flowered fabric , then gathered her wits to dab at it slowly with her heavy cream damask napkin she took from the table . |
| 6 | Continuing to stand with his back to her , he stared silently down at the muddy green waters of the River Thames for some moments , before turning slowly around to face her . |
| 7 | They stared silently out at the gentle panorama until their reveries were interrupted by loud barking from the graveyard . |
| 8 | Afterwards , incongruously dressed in a raincoat , she went to the bows and stared briefly down at the mesmerising onrush of sea where it split and foamed at Wavebreaker 's cutwater . |
| 9 | She stared very hard at the dark face above her , her hands pushed into her pockets to hide their idiotic trembling . |
| 10 | Folly stared blankly out at the speeding countryside and tried to work out what her strategy should be . |