Example sentences of "[verb] staring [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She picked up one of the crumpled scraps of paper and began staring fixedly at the pictures on it . |
| 2 | You lose their attention if you keep staring down at the papers in your hand . |
| 3 | He cleared his throat once more and resumed staring up at the ceiling . |
| 4 | And now , as he sat staring fixedly at the floral configuration on the faded green carpet , he felt a little sad as he thought of Laura , his wife for only the last couple of years . |
| 5 | They sat staring glumly at the dirt . |
| 6 | Ranulf sat staring down at the ground . |
| 7 | He remained staring down at the the photograph , then slowly shook his head . |
| 8 | Pietro Miletti stood staring intently at the magistrate . |
| 9 | She stood staring down at the fresh earth of the new grave , at the wooden cross bearing her mother 's name and she could not believe that this nightmare was real . |
| 10 | With a slight nod , Dora directed her glance towards the opposite side of the pool , where Dieter Erdle stood staring down at the water as if engrossed in his own reflection . |
| 11 | Leaving her abruptly , he moved to the desk and stood staring down at the papers lying on it , his attitude so tense that Lucy felt compelled to go to his side . |
| 12 | Yawning ponderously , he put Clytemnestra outside the back door and while he waited for her , stood staring emptily at the cloudless , star-filled sky . |