Example sentences of "to stare [prep] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They both turned to stare in the direction of the captain . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | Nell continued to stare at the sea for a very long time . |
| 4 | The tweed-coated figure continued to stare at the page of the book to the left of his plate , ignoring his companion . |
| 5 | Instead , he turned away to stare at the picture of her mother which was on the chest of drawers . |
| 6 | The Prince shook an admonishing finger at the Rifleman then took out his telescope to stare at the battery of French guns . |
| 7 | He raised his right hand to silence her and continued to stare at the tabletop before him , head cocked to one side . |
| 8 | We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Wide-eyed , her throat suddenly dry , she turned her head to stare at the length of his body . |
| 11 | I used to stare by the hour at the old and the new vistas side by side . |