Example sentences of "[vb past] staring [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Days spent staring at the wall . |
| 2 | He was found seated staring at the wall , as if something unmentionable was to be found there that they could not see . |
| 3 | For a while she lay staring at the wall . |
| 4 | Bewildered , she slid into bed beneath a vast grey and emerald silk quilt , and lay staring at the patterns of light thrown on the ceiling by the white bedside lamp . |
| 5 | Corbett just sat staring at the wet walls : the cell was narrow and fetid , a grating high in the wall gave a little air and light . |
| 6 | Grant , stunned , sat staring at the cell entrance , not sure if he had imagined what he 'd seen , or not . |
| 7 | We sat staring at the rain streaming down the windscreen . |
| 8 | Harry switched off the engine and sat staring at the big , grey , stone-built mansion with a sense of shock . |
| 9 | I sat staring at the empty screen for a long time , oblivious of everything around me , including Frejji 's cursing as she struggled with interfield links . |
| 10 | Wycliffe felt like patting him on the head , but he thanked him and saw him off with his samples , then he went back to his little office and sat staring at the wall . |
| 11 | Dame Ermengilde , even though she was in the presence of royalty , sat staring at the wall opposite her . |
| 12 | For a few seconds Luce sat staring at the closed door , trying to make sense of this latest development , before looking down at the tray . |
| 13 | One evening Kalchu came into my room and we sat staring into the fire for a long time . |
| 14 | My master just sat staring into the flames of the fire . |
| 15 | I just sat staring into the darkness , hugging my knees . |
| 16 | ‘ I only know that during the half-hour or so I sat staring through the top windows of the tram , I saw nothing , not one single thing , that could possibly raise a man 's spirits . |
| 17 | She was oddly quiet , seemed in an odd mood altogether , though not an unhappy one : while they were eating she sat staring over the valley with a dreamy look in her eyes and a small , secret smile on her face . |
| 18 | We stood staring across the icy water at the mist-shrouded island . |
| 19 | ‘ Thank you , ’ he gritted , then strode towards the water 's edge where he stood staring across the river . |
| 20 | As we both stood staring through the slight mist wondering what would happen next , Sid broke the silence . |
| 21 | I stood staring at the jeep as it bumped and swayed over the uneven ground of the orchard until it reached the road and then disappeared in a cloud of dust . |
| 22 | Miss Bedwelty stood staring at the horses for some time , standing with her hand on her hips . |
| 23 | ‘ What 's wrong ? ’ asked his mother as the boy stood staring at the moving hand rail . |
| 24 | She stood staring at the yellow-flowered table cloth , as phrases formed and reformed inside her head , but she said nothing . |
| 25 | Merrill stood staring at the portrait , too stunned to deal with the battery of questions that bombed her brain . |
| 26 | Zen stood staring at the younger man in considerable embarrassment . |
| 27 | We all stood staring at the flower as if it were responsible for Ruthven 's death . |
| 28 | Shivering with the intense cold , Ho and Jack stood staring into the transparent body of the Kershaw Worm . |
| 29 | Instead , the arm he held captive fell back to her side as he loosed her , and he stood staring into the distance , his face set in grim lines . |