Example sentences of "stare [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How he must have stared through the grid at freedom , and squinted hopelessly at the waxed wingnuts securing the gate of his oubliette . |
| 2 | Boy looked through the glass of the living room window , or at the glass of the television screen , with the same fierce attention that he had stared through the shop windows . |
| 3 | She shrugged , glancing away from the searching gaze to stare through the windscreen . |
| 4 | He often stopped reading or writing to stare into the distance , dreaming perhaps of some ambitious plan . |
| 5 | Who 's there ? ’ he cried sharply , and reared his head instantly to stare into the trefoil opening . |
| 6 | ‘ I do not like discos and noisy youth , ’ he said abruptly , continuing to stare into the fire . |
| 7 | It took a rapid step to the side , deeper into shadows , then turned its skull features to stare up the path . |
| 8 | They both turned to stare in the direction of the captain . |
| 9 | ‘ If you would but use her , ’ said David , and turned his back and went to stare from the window at the frosty strand and the shifting , misty sea . |
| 10 | Letting all her breath out on an achingly shaky sigh , and telling herself firmly to pull herself together , that seeing a bride always made her feel weepy and was nothing whatever to do with Feargal , she walked along the landing to stare from the end window . |
| 11 | Fiver said nothing and continued to stare over the field . |
| 12 | As we continued to stare at the sea , racking our brains about how to go for a swim without a costume , our thoughts were answered by a voice from just behind us . |
| 13 | Nell continued to stare at the sea for a very long time . |
| 14 | They were both astonished and Lomas stopped for a moment to stare at the floor . |
| 15 | He bent down to stare at the floor . |
| 16 | ‘ I expected no better , ’ said Herluin bitterly , and took the broken box in his hands to stare at the damage . |
| 17 | Silence spread slowly across the supper tables as the hundreds of guests turned to stare at the Rifleman who , in turn , searched the supper tables for a particular person . |
| 18 | He continued to stare at the ground as she added , ‘ I 'm just wondering who might have had a motive for killing him . ’ |
| 19 | The tweed-coated figure continued to stare at the page of the book to the left of his plate , ignoring his companion . |
| 20 | Instead , he turned away to stare at the picture of her mother which was on the chest of drawers . |
| 21 | The Prince shook an admonishing finger at the Rifleman then took out his telescope to stare at the battery of French guns . |
| 22 | The two of them continued to stare at the group . |
| 23 | He raised his right hand to silence her and continued to stare at the tabletop before him , head cocked to one side . |
| 24 | She told him she was too busy to attend to the matter , whilst the guests gave up all pretence of looking at the pictures to stare at the intruder . |
| 25 | Two technicians , the only other occupants , turned to stare at the intruder . |
| 26 | We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement . |
| 27 | He swung round to stare at the spot where the barrow of ‘ Trumper , the honest trader ’ had stood for nearly a century , only to find a gaggle of youths warming themselves round a charcoal fire where a man was selling chestnuts at a penny a bag . |
| 28 | She would have been quite content simply to stare at the house for hours , and she was still sitting there when Alain opened her door and bent to look in at her . |
| 29 | Wide-eyed , her throat suddenly dry , she turned her head to stare at the length of his body . |
| 30 | He laughed wryly , walking over to the window to stare at the view she had enjoyed such a short time before . |