Example sentences of "stared at the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He narrowed his eyes and stared at the distant wall of the Tower . |
| 2 | Kelly stared at the pathetic figure for a moment and then let him go . |
| 3 | He stared at the small postcard in front of him . |
| 4 | Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill . |
| 5 | Sharpe instinctively reined in his horse as he stared at the small cluster of buildings that marked the crossroads called Quatre Bras . |
| 6 | He stared at the divine creature of his dreams and twenty years vanished . |
| 7 | Richard Langton stared at the young girl before him . |
| 8 | They both stared at the young woman before them , sipping now at a brandy and port . |
| 9 | Hazel squatted on his haunches and stared at the orderly forest of small , glaucous trees with their columns of black-and-white bloom . |
| 10 | They stared at the flat blade of rock jutting out of the turf-clad flank of the hill . |
| 11 | He stared at the complex array of panels , dials , visual display units and keyboards . |
| 12 | He sat down on the plinth supporting the pumps and stared at the dark glass of the office for a while . |
| 13 | Paige stared at the accusing jade in horror , then , white-faced , raised her eyes to where Travis stood in the doorway between their rooms . |
| 14 | Jack stared at the complacent guard in mounting horror . |
| 15 | I sat down on a rock in the golden air and stared at the vast expanse of glassy blue and listened to the sucking and lapping . |
| 16 | The men stood and stared at the abandoned Glory for what seemed like hours . |
| 17 | He stared at the sooty-looking ball of black chaos that was her hair , wanting her , terrified of her . |
| 18 | The TV presenter stared at the female detective for a second and then her face twisted into a sly smile . |
| 19 | She picked up the binoculars and stared at the front door of the plane . |
| 20 | He stared at the unfamiliar car for a moment , then his face hardened as he recognised her . |
| 21 | For a moment that bordered on eternity , Fran stared at the throbbing centre of her hand , then snatched it away and scrambled from the car , uncaring what interpretation he put on her haste . |
| 22 | He stared at the intricate tooling on his shoes , at the weave of the laces , at the scuff on the left toe . |
| 23 | Jack stared at the glowing dashboard of the Glory . |
| 24 | He stared at the empty glass for a moment . |
| 25 | The art director stared at the glossy double-spread in Harper 's Bazaar enviously ; he knew , just knew , that it was going to sweep every goddamn award . |
| 26 | Mademoiselle stared at the enormous thing as if she really could not believe her eyes , she gave a shriek even louder than Mary-Lou had given . |
| 27 | She set everything out on the table , then stared at the blank sheet of paper in front of her and gave a small sigh . |
| 28 | He finally slumped against the nearest crate and stared at the dimpled area around the bung . |
| 29 | She stared at the silent phone for a second , then slowly replaced the receiver and clasped her hands uncertainly in front of her . |
| 30 | Martin stared at the thin strand of smoke rising from the burnt end . |