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

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1 Benjamin just stared down at the table , shaking his head .
2 Fabia was still staring witlessly at the door after he had quietly closed it behind him .
3 ‘ When can I see my father ? ’ she demanded , still staring out at the city she had been born in , and feeling waves of love for its brash life force , its moneyed pavements and its frantic race against time .
4 Then the enormous effort that he had to make to move away from her , rolling heavily on to his back and then staring up at the sky .
5 Graham rubbed his hands over his face then stared thoughtfully at the carpet for some time before finally looking up at Sabrina again .
6 He gave a little wave of the hand and then stared out at the traffic , past the lordly oak and its huge yellow ribbon .
7 ‘ No more chocolate , thanks , ’ she said again , then stared down at the topaz surrounded by a cluster of diamonds which Vitor had slid on to the third finger of her left hand .
8 She swung round to stare wordlessly at the driver of the utility truck , who now leaned nonchalantly in the doorway .
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