Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] stared at 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 | Jinny did not understand , but the boy 's head turned and he stared at the Hare-woman . |
| 5 | While she stared at the floor Rosen continued , ‘ I do hope we have time to talk alone before you go . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He could tell she was very annoyed by the way she jogged her foot up and down as she stared at the window . |
| 11 | ‘ Did I kill him ? ’ she whispered , her face pale as she stared at the weapon . |
| 12 | The two boys were no older than six , their eyes wide and fearful as they stared at the gun hanging limply at her side . |
| 13 | Duncan lay next to her , his arm behind her head as he stared at the ceiling . |
| 14 | He was walking out of the tower when he glanced up , stopped , froze as he stared at the horror above his head . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The Prince chewed at a fingernail as he stared at the map . |
| 17 | Slowly he climbed out of the van , shaking his head as he stared at the bridge . |
| 18 | As he stared at the torment , fury , and despair in her face , he knew that Clare would not forgive him . |