Example sentences of "[noun] stared [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crouched in the shadows at the curve of the banister , Frankie stared down at the dark jungle of coats and jackets hanging from a row of wall-hooks in the lower corridor . |
| 2 | The Rifleman stared at his enemy just as many of the crowd in the entrance hall stared up at the blood-soaked Rifleman . |
| 3 | Ellie stared out at the full moon above the yard , above the wrong part of town . |
| 4 | Ebert stared out through the frosted glass , noting the bleakness of their surroundings . |
| 5 | Maggie stared out of the nearest window , but all she could see was . |
| 6 | The proprietor stared back over the great , sagging pouches under his eyes . |
| 7 | Virginia stared down at the half-eaten roll on her plate , and took a shaky sip of coffee . |
| 8 | Joe stared down at the large , rough hand gently rubbing against him . |
| 9 | Connon stared down at the young man in the picture as if he was looking at a stranger and trying to analyse what made him seem vaguely familiar . |
| 10 | The clerk stared up at the clear blue sky . |
| 11 | Isabel stared up at the royal castle high on its hill overlooking the town and wondered what the grim stone fortress would mean to her . |
| 12 | Athelstan stared down at the long , white face under its tarry black hood . |
| 13 | The three men stared out across the French countryside as the light turned first murky , then grey and finally black . |
| 14 | Alexei stared out of the open end of the room , awed as always by the view . |
| 15 | Outside Benjamin stared up at the darkening sky . |
| 16 | Fragments of Jinny 's face stared back from the broken surface of the water . |
| 17 | Bodie stared down at the spread-eagled figure , then reached out to close the staring eyes . |
| 18 | Charlie stared out at the open fields that must once have been productive farmland . |