Example sentences of "stare at [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I stare at it in hatred . |
| 32 | Who stare at us with incredulous scorn . |
| 33 | In such matters it is the most obvious things which are the most important and which stare at you from under the nose without being perceived . |
| 34 | As you come back from Brouage towards St Jean-d'Angely — on the D18 via the canalside village of Pont-l'Abbe-d'Arnoult , with a lovely Romanesque church faade — a sign at the junction of the D122 points you to the chateau whose improbably perfect lake and gardens stare at you from posters throughout the region : La Roche Courbon . |
| 35 | He was ashamed of the way his father sat in his armchair staring at them without joining in the conversation , or even rudely reading as they talked . |
| 36 | ‘ I see , ’ he said with a quick look at the clerk , who was now staring at them with both eyes well open . |
| 37 | Joe followed his mother into the room , and they stood looking at Martin , who had his back to the empty grate now and was staring at them as if he was n't seeing them . |
| 38 | I stood staring at them in utter bewilderment . |
| 39 | ‘ The groovesome dudes , ’ she said thickly , staring at him through her lashes , then drew an unsteady breath and turned her back on him . |
| 40 | It seemed to Joe that his mother was waiting behind the hall door for him , because no sooner had he entered the house than there she was , staring at him over the distance . |
| 41 | The eyes seemed to be staring at him with peculiar intensity , as though he were a rare specimen whose every move must be observed . |
| 42 | Jack took hold of her arms but she stood there limply , staring at him with her wet eyes , opening her wet mouth . |
| 43 | He looked towards Peg , who was staring at him with undisguised loathing . |
| 44 | Then she was silent , staring at him with horrified eyes . |
| 45 | When she realised he had no intention of following her , she paused and jerked round her head , staring at him with those glittering blue eyes . |
| 46 | When he turned to look at her with some compassion , she walked the few steps that kept them apart and , staring at him with desperate eyes , insisted , ‘ That woman in the docks … it was her , was n't it ? |
| 47 | So when he sees Rose staring at him with her dark , serious eyes among the crowds on the staircases in the interval ( this is at a concert ) he does n't hesitate for a moment , but goes straight up to her . |
| 48 | Suddenly he realized that everyone in the queue was staring at him with frank interest and uninhibited hostility . |
| 49 | Tess followed him and stood there staring at him with dry eyes . |
| 50 | Nadine was staring at him with a fascination entirely disproportionate to his remark , a fascination , indeed , bordering on transfixion . |
| 51 | It was sitting on the great high-backed chair by the fire , and it was staring at him with hate in its small red eyes . |
| 52 | It was staring at him with hate . |
| 53 | It was staring at him with hate . |
| 54 | Defensively she pushed his hand away , staring at him with dark-pupilled eyes , the clear grey irises ringed with silver . |
| 55 | Patrizia Valesio was staring at him with the expression of one who is not to be put off by interruptions . |
| 56 | Her enormous grey eyes ( they would have been rather striking if only she had used some make-up ) were staring at him with the expression of a trapped rabbit . |
| 57 | " I do , " agreed Matthew , thinking that old Coleworthy was a very different kettle of fish from the man now staring at him with slightly belligerent blue eyes . |
| 58 | Fran broke off , staring at him with frightened eyes . |
| 59 | Her glance rested on him only for a matter of seconds , yet his face could not have registered more in her mind had she been staring at him for an hour . |
| 60 | He stared down at the whimpering person beyond the front of the cage , at the people around , at the Man staring at him for a moment , and then at Woil who had taken stance on a litter bin . |