Example sentences of "stared [prep] me " in BNC.

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1 He stared at me in surprise .
2 They all stared at me wide-eyed and continued to stand and stare even after I had sat down at the table .
3 She then stood and stared at me , her eyes opening wide with disbelief .
4 Pagan gods , birds and beasts sacred to the Celts of old stared at me sagely from every hand .
5 I went into the shop this morning and everyone stopped talking and stared at me .
6 He stared at me sombrely .
7 He stared at me intently .
8 She stared at me furiously .
9 His friend , a tall , bearded man in a black vest with a pair of garden shears in his hand , stared at me without smiling .
10 I played it to my mother and she stared at me in total disbelief .
11 He stared at me before writing again .
12 The N.C.O. stared at me .
13 They stared at me as I ate .
14 For a few seconds he stared at me , still grinning and blinking .
15 It stared at me for a few seconds , then the lens flashed again , a key was put into the lock , bolts were drawn and the door was opened .
16 Some of them stared at me and a woman asked the Feldwebel who I was but there was no sign of hostility .
17 The Feldwebel stared at me blankly , his farewell smile still stuck on his face like an old label on a trunk .
18 I went back to Temple Meads Station — the clock stared at me , nearly one o'clock , dinner-time — and went to the Ladies to have a wee and a drink of water .
19 Mum stared at him — then she stared at me .
20 He was but stopped and stared at me , then turned and ran in the opposite direction .
21 The dragon answered belligerently to his knock and stared at me disapprovingly .
22 He took off the headset and stared at me with rage .
23 Shadwell put his elbow out half-way across the table in a puddle of tea , resting his cheek on the palm of his hand , and stared at me .
24 ‘ Two great voids stared at me night and day .
25 McIllvanney stared at me as though I was a complete idiot .
26 Crowninshield stared at me through his obscuring lenses .
27 Ellen put down her cup of coffee and stared at me as though I had gone completely mad .
28 When I entered our kitchen Mum stared at me , dumbounded , until she recovered and found her voice .
29 A Wimpy Bar stared at me .
30 By the time he got to me he was n't ranting and raving , he just stared at me with mad eyes . ’
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