Example sentences of "staring [adv prt] at the [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 The families gathered round in a circle , staring down at the remains of their menfolk .
2 Merrill slowed , staring up at the expanse of blue sky trapped between the great grey beech branches .
3 Hari stood in Goat Street staring up at the facade of the old theatre and swallowed hard , trying to pluck up enough courage to walk into the ornate portico .
4 She stood at the foot of the mainmast , staring up at the intricacy of the complicated tracery of sails , spars and rope .
5 He was held in a reclining position by his seat-belt , with his head bent back and his mouth open , his eyes staring up at the roof of the car , his right arm hanging straight down , his left snagged on the gear-stick .
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