Example sentences of "[adv] stare at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He bent down to stare at the floor . |
| 2 | And then , when she only stared at the car without responding , he added , ‘ I said it was a matter of timing . |
| 3 | The Marshal only stared at the warrant , his great eyes bulging more than ever . |
| 4 | Instead , he turned away to stare at the picture of her mother which was on the chest of drawers . |
| 5 | She just stares at the floor and rocks . |
| 6 | ‘ I ought to know , ’ said Gabriel , doggedly staring at the writing . |
| 7 | Cranston sat on the bed just staring at the corpse as if the man was alive and the coroner wished to draw him into friendly conversation . |
| 8 | Then you usually lie there just staring at the ceiling , thinking about everything that could go wrong . |
| 9 | He got as far as the lawn , just out there , and then he stopped and stood , seemingly just staring at the house . |
| 10 | I just stared at the wall . |
| 11 | It ai n't just her face being all bashed up and that — it 's the way she did n't say nothing , but just stared at the floor . |
| 12 | He did not say a word , just stared at the sky . |
| 13 | Bodie just stared at the man , his smooth features touched with sour disdain . |
| 14 | He just stared at the water . |
| 15 | He just stared at the Duchess . |
| 16 | When I 'd finished , I did n't look at Mum and Dad , I just stared at the carpet . |
| 17 | Donna just stared at the box . |
| 18 | He just stared at the tablecloth . |
| 19 | While the ebullient Tim chunders on about anything — switching from astute frontman to village idiot at the twist of a phrase — bassist Martin balefully stares at the floor looking ever more intense and occasionally thundering through a paragraph of bile . |
| 20 | While the ebullient Tim chunders on about anything — switching from astute frontman to village idiot at the twist of a phrase — bassist Martin balefully stares at the floor looking ever more intense and occasionally thundering through a paragraph of bile . |
| 21 | She sat , still staring at the newspaper and slowly a look of understanding came across her face as if the final piece of the jigsaw had just been put into place . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's up there , ’ he said , still staring at the ceiling . |
| 23 | Gran was still staring at the ceiling . |
| 24 | I 'm still staring at the branch ; it 's like my brain 's screaming at me inside my own head and I do n't know what else it is that 's listening , except it is n't listening ; my brain 's screaming Run ! |
| 25 | ’ Let's hear it ’ , I said , still staring at the liner , a little dazed . |
| 26 | Still staring at the wall he asked , ‘ Did you find her ? ’ |
| 27 | I heard the iron door go ( I was still staring at the wall ) but no bolts . |
| 28 | Rachel was still staring at the paper . |
| 29 | He shakes his head , still staring at the fire . |
| 30 | He still stared at the cliff top . |