Example sentences of "[pers pn] stared up at " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I stared up at the clear sky from the bottom of the trench , my mind drifted back to Achnacarry and Fiona . |
| 2 | I stared up at the grey sky and the black ravens which circled above the battlements like the souls of men condemned to wander the earth forever . |
| 3 | Tonight she was smiling as she stared up at the screen , and Buddie had given her money . |
| 4 | She stared up at Maggie , eyes glistening with tears . |
| 5 | She stared up at them , bitterness and pain welling within her . |
| 6 | She stared up at the rigging that fretted against a sky of pearl . |
| 7 | After the second time she stared up at him , her eyes wide . |
| 8 | She stared up at Carrie , slapping her forehead with the palm of her hand . |
| 9 | Her legs splayed inelegantly and with her mouth wide and dry with fear , she stared up at the stranger . |
| 10 | She stared up at him , touched to tears by his thoughtfulness , he had come into her life such a short time ago and yet he had been so good to her , so strong and kind . |
| 11 | Emily 's throat was dry as she stared up at her cousin . |
| 12 | Blankly she stared up at him . |
| 13 | She stared up at the granite-harsh features , trembling as much from the insidious effect of his hands on her back , pressing her against the male strength of his body , as from her growing anger at his arrogant , hurtful lack of confidence in her … |
| 14 | She stared up at his broad face . |
| 15 | She stared up at him in astonishment . |
| 16 | Yelping in alarm as he tipped her sideways and moved swiftly to trap her beneath him on the sofa , she stared up at him in shock . |
| 17 | He came closer , his hands curving around her arms , and she stared up at him , her eyes wide with uncertainty . |
| 18 | As they walked over the little grey bridges that spanned the canals , as she stared up at tall Dutch gables or floodlit towers , Luke told her a little of the history of the city . |
| 19 | For a moment she stared up at him , her fists clenched at her sides , her grey eyes filled with a crystalline chill totally at variance with the molten rage that consumed her . |
| 20 | She wrenched her face away from his , her breathing fast and shallow as she stared up at him , her pupils still dilated from the passion he 'd stirred in her . |
| 21 | For a moment she stared up at him through glistening eyes , soothed by his hands and the deep sound of his voice . |
| 22 | It was dark when they got outside , and , walking silently beside him , she stared up at the stars , and gave an unconscious little sigh . |
| 23 | Her eyes were enormous as she stared up at him . |
| 24 | She stared up at him . |
| 25 | As she stared up at the height a voice spoke from behind her , and she turned to discover that Silas Wilder had followed her down the track . |
| 26 | She stood still on the track , and , as she stared up at him , the shaft of moonlight slanting across her , her face betrayed surprise as she exclaimed , ‘ Silas — you amaze me . |
| 27 | She held out a piece of black cardboard with a silver star stuck on it , and when her mother made no effort to take it from her or exclaim her delight and approbation , she stared up at her and then said , ‘ Mammy ? ’ |
| 28 | She stared up at him in puzzlement and when she blinked , he suddenly drew her to him as though she were a beloved doll . |
| 29 | When he let her go she stared up at him with anguish in her eyes and heard him swear roughly , viciously . |
| 30 | Her eyelids slowly fluttering open , Laura trembled as she stared up at his grave face , his expression now troubled and curiously stern . |