Example sentences of "stared [prep] the [noun sg] [prep] the " 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | She followed him dreamily , and , once more , stared into the darkness under the tarpaulin . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Andy merely stared in the direction of the anonymous photographer but his eyes were murderous . |
| 10 | Her fists mounted on each other , she stared beyond the picnic-patch down the molasses shine of the table . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Masklin stared at the throng below the Ship . |
| 15 | He stared at the bottom of the door . |
| 16 | Blanche stared at the back of the driver 's head to win time to think . |
| 17 | Sweetheart stared at the mess on the kitchen floor , then at the unhappy little boy , then back at the ruined flowers . |
| 18 | They , too , checked and stared at the sight of the river . |
| 19 | The row about Catholicism got her out of the house and carried her through two euphoric days , during which she thought about the Trinity , existed on lollipops and stared at the Celebration of the Mass from the back of Westminster Cathedral . |
| 20 | He stared at the field by the quarry . |
| 21 | Unseeing , she stared at the perfection of the exotic plant , hugging her sides in unconscious apprehension , her fingers pressed against her ribs . |
| 22 | Philip stared at the picture on the wall opposite . |
| 23 | Dorian turned and stared at the face in the picture , and suddenly he hated Basil more than he had ever hated anyone in his life . |
| 24 | As I stared at the German with the white flag , I remembered ( as no doubt the five Frenchmen lying beside me also remembered ) a short time ago in Amfreville a small party of Germans had surrendered and , as the Commando patrol approached , one of the Germans had lobbed a grenade , killing and wounding several members of the patrol . |
| 25 | Topaz stared at the ring with the huge ruby surrounded by diamonds , her eyes like saucers . |
| 26 | She stared at the glass of the Tower , where reflections appeared by moments — Fand , Liban , Adam , Fincara . |
| 27 | Jotan leaned out over the rail and stared at the movement at the foot of the stairs . |