Example sentences of "stared [prep] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We stood and stared after him for a few seconds , then one of the mortar team behind me remarked . |
| 2 | Dana stared after him for a moment , then turned a malevolent glare on Claudia . |
| 3 | Maurice stared after her for a moment . |
| 4 | I jerked the phone away from my ear and stared into it for a second . |
| 5 | After a couple of hours of observing in these conditions , shapes and objects in front of me appeared to move , if I stared at them for too long . |
| 6 | It was five or six minutes later that Piladu appeared on the mountainside , stared at them for sometime and then tramped slowly towards them tightly wrapped in his hooded cloak . |
| 7 | Before doing so , Father Duryea stared at them for many arduous minutes . |
| 8 | She stared at him for a long time . |
| 9 | Alec stared at him for a few seconds , then walked out into the heat and glare of the mid-day sun . |
| 10 | Father Poole stared at him for a long while . |
| 11 | Mayli stared at him for just a second , then realised that the waiter would have given the alarm by now . |
| 12 | The face stared at him for a moment , and then looked away . |
| 13 | Mick stared at him for a moment , then again he said , ‘ Goodbye . ’ |
| 14 | With his head to one side Len stared at him for a moment , then asked , ‘ No friends or acquaintances , like ? ’ |
| 15 | Her face was on a level with his ; she stared at him for some seconds before she said quietly , ‘ You need n't be concerned that you might have started something ; I 've got no ideas that way . |
| 16 | She stared at him for a long moment wondering if in her indignation she had hurt his feelings , but his eyes were narrowed and she could not read his expression . |
| 17 | The woman stared at him for a moment , without expression , and then with a little smile handed the doll back to Artemis . |
| 18 | She stared at him for a moment , then grinned . |
| 19 | Dexter meant it as a joke but Blanche stared at him for a moment , as if the comment was intended as a serious criticism , before she chuckled softly . |
| 20 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
| 21 | Jessamy stared at him for a moment , then her mouth set into a line that was almost as determined as his own . |
| 22 | She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said . |
| 23 | She stared at him for a moment , and then , as he gestured impatiently , ‘ But I do n't know how — ’ |
| 24 | Lindsey stared at him for a moment , then shrugged . |
| 25 | She stared at him for a further moment , then meekly she obeyed and he smiled . |
| 26 | She stared at him for a moment . |
| 27 | She stared at him for a moment , then flushed . |
| 28 | Fabia stared at him for a moment longer . |
| 29 | Gary stared at her for a moment , pins spewing from his mouth and catching on the front of his black jersey . |
| 30 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |