Example sentences of "[pron] stare at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Ca n't you give up this living ? ’ she asks , and I stare at the invisible ceiling . |
2 | I stared at a huge rectangle of light , it was pinkish floating flickering and suddenly I saw … a pig ! |
3 | I stared at the opposite wall . |
4 | I stared at the empty yard where Billingsley 's car had stood . |
5 | I stared at the skull-like face , the hollowed cheek bones , the red hair now combed smoothly back from the forehead . |
6 | Mala and I stared at the enlarging disc that appeared on other screens after Posi revolved the ship to bring the lateral ceptors to bear . |
7 | I stared at the sitting figure . |
8 | Francis lifted his head above the edge of the display and found himself staring at a confusing picture of pipes and girders . |
9 | You go stupid on yourself for a moment , as the luck wobbles , threatens to fly away and leave you ; you stare at the place where he was , lying curled up , tied up in front of the door ; you stare at the empty stretch of carpet , dumbly , as if staring will help . |
10 | She stared at a plump tea-kettle like a plump hen above the shopman 's head , and her voice was dreamy as she answered : " Well , keep it for me — will your I … |
11 | Her face reflecting her disgust , and horror as she stared at the other woman , Ellie turned to glance at Feargal to see how he might be taking this insulting piece of arrant mischief-making , and was astonished to see that he looked not angry , but almost sad . |
12 | Caroline 's voice was an appalled croak as she stared at the new arrival . |
13 | She stared at the golden eagle , so arrogantly and eternally poised , and wondered why she had ever thought birds on furniture were a bit off : why had she never bothered to look , why had she never asked herself what her eyes had told her ? |
14 | Flipping on to her back , she stared at the dark ceiling , listening to the faint night-time sounds from the creek , the far-off slap of water against the bows of the fishing-boats moored below . |
15 | For a few moments she stared at the tawny eagle and then at Mr Wolski , and he looked at her . |
16 | She stared at the fierce pain in his eyes , her heart thudding dully in her chest . |
17 | She stared at the petrified trawler . |
18 | She drew a deep breath , and with her cheek pressed against his green woollen jersey she stared at the flightless bird searching for tasty morsels on the path ahead of them . |
19 | ‘ Our King John ? ’ she asked in surprise as she stared at the ruined fort that overlooked the lough . |
20 | She stared at the receding shoreline and wondered if she should make a jump for it . |
21 | She stared at the beautiful garden beyond the terrace , fighting the inclination to weep . |
22 | She stared at the silent phone for a second , then slowly replaced the receiver and clasped her hands uncertainly in front of her . |
23 | She stared at the darkening landscape as the train headed towards London , feeling that sense of numbness settle inside her once again . |
24 | She stared at the book-filled wall above the desk , then turned back , seeing how he was looking past her at the same spot . |
25 | Clutching her battered handbag , graceless in her servant 's clothes , Sally-Anne Tunstall advanced into the ambassador 's private drawing-room to confront her mother and father , who stared at the strange sight she presented . |
26 | We stared at the fallen magazine . |
27 | And then he started to walk away , leaving me staring at a bare wall . |
28 | Jessamy found herself staring at the powerful set of his shoulders , and remembered all too clearly that the aura of power was n't just an illusion . |
29 | They stared at the flat blade of rock jutting out of the turf-clad flank of the hill . |
30 | They stared at the wrecked car . |