Example sentences of "[pron] stare [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I stare again at the saddlebag , feeling sick .
2 I stare glumly at the coinbox .
3 Even so , some brain cells were still working , as I stared inwardly at the nub of the problem .
4 He went ; and I stared again at the Modigliani , caressed the Rodin , surveyed the room .
5 I stared wonderingly at the small , wax candle which I had thrown on to the floor of my chamber .
6 I stared helplessly at the announcement , written now in a very shaky hand , and did as he asked .
7 We flew above the skeletal radio mast and I stared down at the row of huge houses .
8 I stared stupidly at the bag in my hand as if it had just been dropped there from a helicopter .
9 Her eyes are hot , she stares out at the water , at the summerhouse .
10 She stared dully at the logs crackling in the hearth .
11 She stared uneasily at the envelope , at the black , firm hand , at the French stamp , and then she put out the light and went to bed .
12 Eyes rounded in appalled realisation , she stared up at the man who stood stooped in the confined space up ahead .
13 It was dark when they got outside , and , walking silently beside him , she stared up at the stars , and gave an unconscious little sigh .
14 Her legs splayed inelegantly and with her mouth wide and dry with fear , she stared up at the stranger .
15 As she stared up at the height a voice spoke from behind her , and she turned to discover that Silas Wilder had followed her down the track .
16 She stared up at the rigging that fretted against a sky of pearl .
17 Tonight she was smiling as she stared up at the screen , and Buddie had given her money .
18 She stared stoically at the tapestry wall-hanging in front of her .
19 She felt no surprise at hearing Luke 's voice — indeed , she felt nothing but a cold numbness as she stared round at the ruins of her home .
20 As she stared unseeingly at the advertisements in yet another newsagent 's window Folly felt the old anger come surging back .
21 She stared meaningfully at the place where his fingers were circling her upper arm , and he made a wry face and released her .
22 For a moment she stared down at the stains and the roses , and then she walked away .
23 She stared down at the crucifix , wondering desperately how much they knew , whether they had any knowledge of her liaison with Tristram or whether these questions were merely based upon suspicion .
24 She stared down at the papers in her hand , not wanting to look at him .
25 Carrie leaned back in her chair and rubbed the tips of her fingers across her forehead as she stared down at the mass of papers on the kitchen table .
26 She stared down at the floor and the remains of what had been a human being .
27 Still , she reflected soberly as she stared down at the water , being on the boat had at least served to clarify her thoughts in one direction .
28 Averting her eyes , she stared down at the ironing-board , then , for the lack of any other brilliant alternatives , began to slowly move the iron back and forth across her blouse , her face shuttered .
29 Opening her briefcase , she stared down at the contents .
30 Opening the lid , she stared down at the emeralds glinting up at her like cat 's eyes , her mother 's emeralds and her grandmother 's and many generations of Grenfell women before her .
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