Example sentences of "[pron] stare [adv prt] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We flew above the skeletal radio mast and I stared down at the row of huge houses . |
| 2 | Her eyes are hot , she stares out at the water , at the summerhouse . |
| 3 | Eyes rounded in appalled realisation , she stared up at the man who stood stooped in the confined space up ahead . |
| 4 | It was dark when they got outside , and , walking silently beside him , she stared up at the stars , and gave an unconscious little sigh . |
| 5 | Her legs splayed inelegantly and with her mouth wide and dry with fear , she stared up at the stranger . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She stared up at the rigging that fretted against a sky of pearl . |
| 8 | Tonight she was smiling as she stared up at the screen , and Buddie had given her money . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | For a moment she stared down at the stains and the roses , and then she walked away . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She stared down at the papers in her hand , not wanting to look at him . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She stared down at the floor and the remains of what had been a human being . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Opening her briefcase , she stared down at the contents . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Nobody listens but instead they stare out at the countryside , the classic English landscape . |
| 20 | The spoilt , black-haired girl sitting beside him staring out at the river . |
| 21 | There were opportunities to flirt with other passengers , moments when young American women returning from a long tour left mothers and aunts below deck , and , standing a few feet away from Edward , they stared out at the Atlantic . |
| 22 | He stared up at the windows and then caught sight of the pulpit . |
| 23 | He stared up at the shelves above him . |
| 24 | He stared up at the plane . |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Jack , but as she turned to him she saw his face suddenly turn pale as he stared down at the factory . |
| 26 | He stared down at the map . |
| 27 | He stared down at the Hoflin farm , then clumped back to the car . |
| 28 | Then he stared down at the floor , gathering together the threads of the day . |
| 29 | This only discomfited the coroner further , he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy . |
| 30 | He stared down at the desk and spoke in a voice that was barely audible . |