Example sentences of "to stare [prep] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Alexei 's eyes seemed to stare for a moment into the middle distance .
2 They both turned to stare in the direction of the captain .
3 ‘ 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 .
4 But something did delay her ; she stopped and stood to stare at a marvel of nature , so strange as to suspend belief .
5 He had only a second to stare at a page before setting off various alarm spells , but that was time enough for one spell to leap from it and settle in his memory like a toad in a stone .
6 Nell continued to stare at the sea for a very long time .
7 The tweed-coated figure continued to stare at the page of the book to the left of his plate , ignoring his companion .
8 Instead , he turned away to stare at the picture of her mother which was on the chest of drawers .
9 The Prince shook an admonishing finger at the Rifleman then took out his telescope to stare at the battery of French guns .
10 He raised his right hand to silence her and continued to stare at the tabletop before him , head cocked to one side .
11 We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement .
12 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 .
13 Wide-eyed , her throat suddenly dry , she turned her head to stare at the length of his body .
14 I used to stare by the hour at the old and the new vistas side by side .
  Next page