Example sentences of "[pron] stared [prep] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl stood swaying slightly , but she stared about her in a belligerent manner , as though challenging someone to answer her . |
| 2 | But even so , Louise was so hungry that she stared at them with a fearful concentration , ignoring Fleury 's polite conversation as he made the tea . |
| 3 | She stared at him with a stiff , expressionless face . |
| 4 | All thoughts of where they were and what was happening fled abruptly as she stared at him with a shock that soon turned to joy as she saw the expression on his face . |
| 5 | She stared at him for a long time . |
| 6 | She stared at him for a long moment wondering if in her indignation she had hurt his feelings , but his eyes were narrowed and she could not read his expression . |
| 7 | She stared at him for a moment , then grinned . |
| 8 | She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said . |
| 9 | She stared at him for a moment , and then , as he gestured impatiently , ‘ But I do n't know how — ’ |
| 10 | She stared at him for a further moment , then meekly she obeyed and he smiled . |
| 11 | She stared at him for a moment . |
| 12 | She stared at him for a moment , then flushed . |
| 13 | She stared at him over the rim of her cup . |
| 14 | Tilda did not understand what he was doing , but she stared at him from the height of the mast until he became conscious of her , and turned round . |
| 15 | She seemed vaguely familiar to Juliet , and she stared at her for a moment , trying to place where she might have seen her . |
| 16 | She stared at me in a kind of shocked silence and then gradually withdrew into the shadows of her front hall , closing the door in front of her . |
| 17 | She stared at herself in the mirror . |
| 18 | She stared at it for a couple of minutes , then , with a prolonged sigh , began to take them out and put them back into the cupboards and drawers . |
| 19 | She stared at it for a long time , shivering , icy fingers trailing along her spine . |
| 20 | Lifting out the ornament , a beautifully sculpted ballerina on point , she stared at it for a moment , then gave a faint , rather sad smile . |
| 21 | She stared at it for a moment , her body feeling frozen , her heart as still as a stone in her chest . |
| 22 | Her hands fell idle in her lap and she stared around her at the bits of leather on the floor , at the row of wooden lasts along her bench , at the boots that needed new soles and heels and , with a sigh of despair , she dropped her knife and rose to her feet . |
| 23 | She stared from one to the other of them in surprise . |
| 24 | She stared from one to the other , feeling apprehension shiver its cold way along her spine . |
| 25 | Again it was as if something stared through them from the other side . |
| 26 | All three of them stared at it for an instant . |
| 27 | Says Mike , ‘ When the chimps first saw the platform , they stared at it for a long time , and then they realised it was just me up there , and carried on . ’ |
| 28 | It stared at me for a few seconds , then the lens flashed again , a key was put into the lock , bolts were drawn and the door was opened . |
| 29 | It stared at it for a moment , rubbing its arms , and then it picked up the telephone . |
| 30 | He stared at her through the flickering shadows . |