Example sentences of "stare at me [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He turned his head to stare at me as if he could n't at once comprehend my interest , but then , understanding , said of course I could go if I wanted to .
2 McIllvanney did not respond , except to stare at me with his unblinking and reptilian eyes , and thus he forced me to add an unnecessary explanation .
3 I looked back at the figure , which had not moved , which continued to stare at me from the shade through the sunlight over the gulley .
4 She stares at me for a moment in her shocked haze of light .
5 I said , please do n't stare at me like that .
6 ( I never cease to marvel at the continued confusion in the public mind between nuclear power and weapons : too many people stare at me as if I were some unnaturally hybrid creature when I mention to them that I am both a member of CND and a strident advocate of nuclear power stations to produce electricity .
7 For a moment I sensed his eye staring at me through the hole in the door but as soon as I looked at it the lens flashed and the cover on the other side swung quickly to rest .
8 Staring at me through the branches of a twisted thorn was a tawny owl perched on a rock ledge .
9 The two other officers were staring at me with a curiosity which I had at first thought similar to the curiosity I had found among the soldiers .
10 Once or twice I caught the N.C.O. staring at me with an expression of hate and disgust but he never maintained it when I stared back , and would look suddenly out of the window or at the papers in the portfolio he was carrying .
11 He was leaning forward staring at me with his hands on his knees .
12 On the contrary , she was staring at me with an almost manic intensity .
13 Granny was staring at me with her eyes wide open .
14 She looked at Dodger inquiringly and back at me , but Dodger was just staring at me with her head on one side and drop dead in her eyes She was n't doing introductions .
15 As I left , Estella 's lovely face looked at me in wonder , but Miss Havisham was staring at me with a mixture of pity and guilt .
16 Through the open door I could see Harry hanging on to the horse 's head and staring at me with frightened eyes .
17 He was leaning forward across the table , staring at me with a sort of frustrated belligerence .
18 ‘ What ? ’ cried Mrs Reed , her cold grey eyes full of fear , staring at me as if I were a ghost .
19 Mandeville was staring at me as if trying to read my thoughts .
20 There were about twelve or more German prisoners , all of them staring at me from the gloom of the interior .
21 I love daytime television so when I saw Richard and Judy staring at me from the other channel I was quite pleased .
22 Because they 're staring at me in front of me in my diary .
23 He must have sensed that I was looking at him , he suddenly glanced at me out of the corner of his eyes and , still cleaning the mess tin with his finger , he said quietly , ‘ Why are you staring at me like that , Piper ?
24 She 's still staring at me like an animal .
25 ‘ What the hell are you staring at me like that for , you ungrateful bugger ? ’ shouted the old man , thrusting his powerful frame forward in a threatening gesture .
26 He took off the headset and stared at me with rage .
27 By the time he got to me he was n't ranting and raving , he just stared at me with mad eyes . ’
28 Wilson stared at me with those piercing eyes .
29 The men were gratified and returned his greeting , but stared at me with a mixture of impudence and hostility .
30 It stared at me for a few seconds , then the lens flashed again , a key was put into the lock , bolts were drawn and the door was opened .
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