Example sentences of "[conj] stared at [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Jess shivered , looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity .
2 He had a broad , high-cheekboned face , a straight beak of a nose , and dark eyes that stared at us without expression .
3 He took off the headset and stared at me with rage .
4 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 . ’
5 He turned around and stared at her with that insufferable thoroughness , which was downright rude , but about which she could n't complain .
6 One blue eye opened and stared at her without blinking .
7 When he saw his wife 's face , he was so shocked that he stopped speaking and stared at her in horror .
8 Myles raised his head and stared at him with wide terror-filled eyes .
9 She pursed her lips and stared at him with her grey eyes .
10 Merrill clasped her hands and stared at him with softly humourous eyes .
11 She moved suddenly , unable to stay still as she walked into the room and stared at him with contempt .
12 Rachel got up from the sun-lounger , her feet burning on the hot stone floor of the terrace , and stared at him through her dark glasses as he strode into the living-room .
13 ‘ Not everybody , ’ Fireman Robb put down his glass and stared at him in silence .
14 Meredith stopped short and stared at him in disbelief .
15 I sat bolt upright and stared at him in amazement .
16 Maggie shot to her feet and stared at him in astonishment , and at that moment Felipe de Santis walked past the room , his dark eyes taking everything at one swift glance — Mitch obviously just leaving , Maggie 's suddenly flushed face and wide eyes and the slightly rumpled bed where she had rested to talk to Mitch .
17 Virginia recalled her prim lectures in St Lucia , and stared at him in stunned disbelief .
18 A small boy of about six came up to Jackson and stared at him from a distance of two feet before pulling a face and running away .
19 They scratched and squeaked and ran about , and stared at him from the holes in the walls .
20 He showed us into the buffet , and waitresses brought vodka and red caviare and stared at us in that curious but not impolite way that so many people do in Russia .
21 The Hamleys bag sat on the dressing table at the end of his room , the one clean , bright item in the place , and Joe lay back on the bed and stared at it as the daylight outside gave way to the evening .
22 She scraped her chair away from her desk and stared at it as if she expected the spider to jump through the lid .
23 He turned towards the house and stared at it with brooding eyes .
24 She slid the geranium from her ear and stared at it for a moment , then shifted her gaze to her still unpacked cases by the door .
25 He fumbled in the pocket of his pants , withdrew the saturated letter and stared at it in dismay .
26 The men were gratified and returned his greeting , but stared at me with a mixture of impudence and hostility .
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