Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] stare [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flesh had melted from her and she stared at the wall apathetically from sunken eyes . |
| 2 | And she stared at the girl for a full minute , before turning to Ben again and with a helpless gesture saying , ‘ My God ! |
| 3 | Her eyes widened and she stared at the page before throwing the paper down . |
| 4 | His gaze shifted , and he stared into the distance , his expression cruelly self-mocking . |
| 5 | Jinny did not understand , but the boy 's head turned and he stared at the Hare-woman . |
| 6 | While she stared at the floor Rosen continued , ‘ I do hope we have time to talk alone before you go . ’ |
| 7 | Athelstan leaned back , letting his head rest against the coldness of the pillar whilst he stared into the darkness , trying to rearrange what he knew , to make the pattern complete and trap the murderer . |
| 8 | I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes . |
| 9 | As I stared at the German with the white flag , I remembered ( as no doubt the five Frenchmen lying beside me also remembered ) a short time ago in Amfreville a small party of Germans had surrendered and , as the Commando patrol approached , one of the Germans had lobbed a grenade , killing and wounding several members of the patrol . |
| 10 | As I stared at the display , the reflections of myself and Mr Broadhurst in the plate-glass window came into focus as well , imposed over the vista . |
| 11 | Now that he considered it , Turakina 's expression when she stared at the offworlder was exactly like the one Alexai used when he was looking at Burun . |
| 12 | As you stare across the lily covered moat to its fairytale towers you instinctively know why . |
| 13 | As she stared at the lorry stuck between the flashing lights and the shiny rails , the world seemed to change slightly and a horrible idea formed in her head . |
| 14 | He could tell she was very annoyed by the way she jogged her foot up and down as she stared at the window . |
| 15 | ‘ Did I kill him ? ’ she whispered , her face pale as she stared at the weapon . |
| 16 | Fran swallowed hard , feeling the bitter taste of fear burning her throat as she stared into the man 's cold , flat eyes , wishing she could find her voice to tell him what he could do with his threats . |
| 17 | It was how it had been for the past two weeks and the young woman tried to ignore her protesting muscles and her aching back as she stared into the hearth and watched the tiny flames flickering in and out of the carefully banked-up grate . |
| 18 | She felt unrested , her eyes heavy as she stared into the fire for the truth was that she had slept very little and , when she did drift off , dreams of being in Craig 's arms tormented her . |
| 19 | She walked over to the rail and leant her forearms on it as she stared across the river , and drew in a shuddery little breath , hating the fact that Luke could make her so aware of him with just a look . |
| 20 | ‘ Three degrees over , ’ she said , as if quoting , languid of voice as she stared across the hearthrug at him , one hand up to her bosom , as if protectively . |
| 21 | Next time you go to the cinema , just take a look at the blank faces of most of the audience as they stare at the screen while simultaneously chomping their way through a ridiculous amount of sweets , hot-dogs or popcorn . |
| 22 | The two boys were no older than six , their eyes wide and fearful as they stared at the gun hanging limply at her side . |
| 23 | Oh , Athelstan knew about the problem of evil but sometimes he wondered , especially when he stared into the darkness , was there really anyone listening to him ? |
| 24 | He quit French football when he was banned for throwing a ball at a referee , an incident allegedly compounded when he stared into the face of each member of the disciplinary committee and called them idiots , one by one . |
| 25 | ROS raises himself on his elbows and shades his eyes as he stares into the auditorium . |
| 26 | Looking at him as he stared into the night , she felt a surge of affection as pure and as uncomplicated as the flow of cold air against her face . |
| 27 | Duncan lay next to her , his arm behind her head as he stared at the ceiling . |
| 28 | He was walking out of the tower when he glanced up , stopped , froze as he stared at the horror above his head . |
| 29 | His brain seemed to be malfunctioning — his emotions felt like torn rags as he stared at the theatre programme that sat on top of his desk . |
| 30 | The Prince chewed at a fingernail as he stared at the map . |