Example sentences of "[noun] stare at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grimma stared at the huge face . |
| 2 | Thérèse and Léonie stared at the steep wall of rock , at the grass and weeds at its foot . |
| 3 | Salt was making a meal of Jess 's shortcomings and Nancy stared at the new kitchen wench while her mother nodded in her easy-going way as she took off her shawl and recaptured her dropping hairpins . |
| 4 | Mach stared at the other man a moment , wide-eyed , wondering , as he had so often lately , how DeVore came to know so much . |
| 5 | Artemis stared at the old woman 's whiskery face . |
| 6 | Anabelle stared at the terrible mess . |
| 7 | Anabelle stared at the hysterical creatures . |
| 8 | Reginald remained in the middle of the room staring at the closed door for a moment ; then , his head making small jerks , he turned towards the fire and , leaning his elbow along the mantelshelf , he looked down into the dying embers . |
| 9 | The art director stared at the glossy double-spread in Harper 's Bazaar enviously ; he knew , just knew , that it was going to sweep every goddamn award . |
| 10 | Martin stared at the thin strand of smoke rising from the burnt end . |
| 11 | Paige stared at the accusing jade in horror , then , white-faced , raised her eyes to where Travis stood in the doorway between their rooms . |
| 12 | Withel stared at the boiling flames , unnerved . |
| 13 | For a moment that bordered on eternity , Fran stared at the throbbing centre of her hand , then snatched it away and scrambled from the car , uncaring what interpretation he put on her haste . |
| 14 | Richard Langton stared at the young girl before him . |
| 15 | With a convulsive swallow , Virginia stared at the beautiful woman who had been Guy 's fiancée . |
| 16 | Mademoiselle stared at the enormous thing as if she really could not believe her eyes , she gave a shriek even louder than Mary-Lou had given . |
| 17 | Jack stared at the complacent guard in mounting horror . |
| 18 | Jack stared at the glowing dashboard of the Glory . |
| 19 | Kelly stared at the pathetic figure for a moment and then let him go . |
| 20 | About one hour later we sat on the sands staring at the cool sea in front of us , thinking how long it was since we had had a bath . |
| 21 | Nona stared at the grey river where the wind was picking up little waves and throwing them against the walls of the river walk . |
| 22 | Kate stared at the white-tiled floor . |
| 23 | Athelstan stared at the lime-washed walls . |
| 24 | Mr Utterson stared at the closed door . |
| 25 | Blake stared at the empty throne . |
| 26 | Masklin stared at the flickering lights . |
| 27 | She went home — alone — and sat in darkness staring at the blank face of the television until eleven , and then she went to bed and stared at the ceiling instead . |
| 28 | Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill . |
| 29 | Merrill stared at the crumbly mess she was making on her plate . |
| 30 | The TV presenter stared at the female detective for a second and then her face twisted into a sly smile . |