Example sentences of "stared [adv] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ashi stared dumbly at the misty figure behind the blinding aureole . |
| 2 | She stared down at the disgusting mass as it came away in her hand for a moment and then she marched after him with pursed lips and a determined gleam in her eyes . |
| 3 | When Coleby had gone , Peter leaned against the wall and stared down at the worn linoleum . |
| 4 | Connon stared down at the young man in the picture as if he was looking at a stranger and trying to analyse what made him seem vaguely familiar . |
| 5 | Crouched in the shadows at the curve of the banister , Frankie stared down at the dark jungle of coats and jackets hanging from a row of wall-hooks in the lower corridor . |
| 6 | She stared down at the scattered glass shimmering in the blackened water , remembered stories of people drowning in only inches of water and acknowledged her condition with a sinking heart . |
| 7 | She collapsed on to the window-seat and stared down at the spectacular landscape spread out below . |
| 8 | Someone kicked his washing-bag over and stared down at the spilled shirt sleeve , the maroon-edged handkerchief . |
| 9 | He stared down at the slow-moving water , seeing a vague , bearded reflection . |
| 10 | Bodie stared down at the spread-eagled figure , then reached out to close the staring eyes . |
| 11 | He stared down at the whimpering person beyond the front of the cage , at the people around , at the Man staring at him for a moment , and then at Woil who had taken stance on a litter bin . |
| 12 | Virginia stared down at the half-eaten roll on her plate , and took a shaky sip of coffee . |
| 13 | She stared down at the crumpled bed as the door clicked quietly behind him , and then buried her face miserably into the pillow . |
| 14 | He stared down at the white damask tablecloth ; I sipped my wine and studied the faces of the others . |
| 15 | I stared down at the white face of the ratman . |
| 16 | Ruth trailed her fingers in the icy water and stared down at the weird rock formations below the surface of the crystal-clear water . |
| 17 | We then removed the funeral cloths , lifted the gauze veils and stared down at the royal corpse . |
| 18 | He had sounded immensely sad as he spoke , and I wondered if the girl had meant more to him than being merely a casual friend , but I did not like to ask and Maggovertski was clearly disinclined to explain more , so I just stared down at the aerial chart , and I suddenly noticed , in an otherwise empty space beneath an intersection of two air corridors , the tiny island of Murder Cay . |
| 19 | When he returned , carrying two mugs , she took hers automatically then stared down into the swirling liquid . |
| 20 | Benin moved to the writing desk and stared absently at the framed family photograph then turned back to Werner . |
| 21 | He stared mournfully at the bright strip which appeared to float in the cold air over the small table . |
| 22 | Shocked , she stared disbelievingly at the receding back of Doctor Anderson , and wondered what had been contained in the message that had made a member of the staff drop everything in such an unprofessional way . |
| 23 | We all stared up at the great tower which soared six storeys above us . |
| 24 | Cranston , his mouth full of food , stared up at the blackened ceiling , coveting the leg of ham hooked there to be cured in the smoke . |
| 25 | He measured out thirty paces and stared up at the crenellated boundary wall which was about twenty feet high . |
| 26 | He then stared up at the blue sky . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she began to apologise as she turned the lock and pulled back the door , ‘ I should have — ’ Then she stopped , speechless , as she stared up at the tall figure of Robert Sheldrake . |
| 28 | I stared up at the grey sky and the black ravens which circled above the battlements like the souls of men condemned to wander the earth forever . |
| 29 | The deep , concerned voice broke through the dark haze of unconsciousness , and she blinked and stared up at the shadowy image of Guy Sterne 's face , bending over her . |
| 30 | Still feeling perturbed , he went back into his house , lay on his pallet bed and stared up at the flaking ceiling . |