Example sentences of "[adj] and stared [prep] " in BNC.

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1 All three of us became embarrassed and stared at our boots .
2 And then the monster looked very hurt and sad and stared at the floor .
3 The girl 's eyes swivelled to the left and stared at the locker-top where the officer had left his hat , then to the right , watching him .
4 She stood still and stared at him , the breeze whipping her long fair hair around her face , coiling it about her neck like strands of fine silk .
5 Meredith stopped short and stared at him in disbelief .
6 The girls looked a little less sulky and stared at the two townees .
7 I would n't let anyone see them , not even Cal — they 're part of me — I would n't show them around any more than I 'd lie flat on my back while they slit me open and stared at my pulsating innards .
8 Mrs Fletcher stood quite motionless and stared after him , until she was sure he was out of earshot .
9 It was only when he drew her back by her arms that she opened her eyes wide and stared at him .
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