Example sentences of "[pron] stared [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It stared at the good eye moving frantically in its socket . |
| 32 | He stared into the blackest night . |
| 33 | He stared into the flickering light of the candle , leaning back on his heels . |
| 34 | He stared into the green darkness behind them . |
| 35 | On the gloomy half-landing he stared into the mildewed mirror . |
| 36 | He stared through the paned glass and smiled apologetically . |
| 37 | He stared towards the 18th green for a moment , then disappeared again . |
| 38 | He stared at the young man next to Philippa . |
| 39 | He stared at the divine creature of his dreams and twenty years vanished . |
| 40 | He stared at the ice-covered ground and half listened to the cold wind moaning gently amongst the trees . |
| 41 | He stared at the complex array of panels , dials , visual display units and keyboards . |
| 42 | He stared at the small postcard in front of him . |
| 43 | Sharpe instinctively reined in his horse as he stared at the small cluster of buildings that marked the crossroads called Quatre Bras . |
| 44 | He stared at the sooty-looking ball of black chaos that was her hair , wanting her , terrified of her . |
| 45 | He stared at the old man . |
| 46 | He stared at the darkened forecourt . |
| 47 | He stared at the unfamiliar car for a moment , then his face hardened as he recognised her . |
| 48 | He frowned as he stared at the brown water still gushing from the tap . |
| 49 | He stared at the empty television screen , at a loss , silenced . |
| 50 | He stared at the empty glass for a moment . |
| 51 | He stared at the intricate tooling on his shoes , at the weave of the laces , at the scuff on the left toe . |
| 52 | The three of them looked at the dark-dressed figure of their brother , his head back , as he stared at the huge oil painting of highland cattle hanging on the broad stone wall of the fireplace , and he answered , ‘ I do n't know , Reggie . |
| 53 | He stared at the gigantic cake . |
| 54 | He stared round the noisy tavern . |