Example sentences of "[adv] and stared [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned her gaze away and stared towards the river , watching the faint sway of the trees as their branches dipped and brushed against the water , but after a few too brief seconds she found her eyes drawn helplessly back to that window , and gasped . |
| 2 | She looked away and stared at the fire again . |
| 3 | She broke away and stared at him . |
| 4 | He pulled his hands away and stared at Lord Henry with wild eyes . |
| 5 | He pushed his plate away and stared at Rodriguez . |
| 6 | She half turned away and stared at the horizon . |
| 7 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |
| 8 | Walterkin grinned widely and stared at the ground as he strode along . |
| 9 | Corbett spun round quickly and stared at the cowled , shadowy figure before him . |
| 10 | Fenella stood very still and stared at the dark , hunched buildings at the side of the road . |
| 11 | Fenella stood very still and stared at the Robe , seeing that the lids were closed and that here and there the lashes were matted and sticky-looking . |
| 12 | Athelstan took him aside and stared into the bleary-eyed face . |
| 13 | I sat bolt upright and stared at him in amazement . |
| 14 | She sat up smartly and stared at him . |
| 15 | Keith sat up straight and stared at her . |
| 16 | She then sat up straight and stared at my master . |
| 17 | She sat up straight and stared into space , her eyes wide . |
| 18 | I might have got worn out , the number of miles we walked and bins we excavated , only he sat on every bench we came across and stared into space . |
| 19 | ‘ It was your — ’ He cut off his own words abruptly and stared at her woodenly as if frustrated because she was right . |
| 20 | She stopped speaking abruptly and stared at Clare with a look of fixed terror in her eyes . |
| 21 | John of Gaunt looked up abruptly and stared like a hungry cat at Athelstan , his eyes yellow , hard and unblinking . |
| 22 | She stood there and stared at herself , seeing herself from that unexpected angle , as though she were another person , as though she were a dim white and blue statue on a tall pillar , a wet statue , a statue in water , a Venus rising from the sea , with veined white marble globes for breasts . |
| 23 | His face became serious again ; he leaned forward and stared at the fire , slowly sipping his wine . |
| 24 | Partly in anger , partly in contempt , Jimmy turned away from him again and stared at the outside door , attempting to control his emotions . |
| 25 | She walked back to the mantelpiece again and stared at the card as if she could contact its writer by clairvoyance . |
| 26 | Meryl switched it off again and stared across the room , her heart thudding . |
| 27 | Edward looked up again and stared into my frown . |