Example sentences of "[conj] stare [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No hair-stroking or sighing or staring sorrowfully at the ceiling , not for her . |
| 2 | Felicity had come out in a severe facial rash and spent the time either screaming or staring fixedly at the paperknife on her desk . |
| 3 | If the prey looks up and stares straight at the lion or tiger , the big cat looks sheepishly away as if suddenly indifferent to the whole business of predation . |
| 4 | Float on my back a bit and stare up at the stars . ’ |
| 5 | I used to walk between the two parts of the building — that is between my studio/study and the main house — and stare up at the pulley that hangs over the hall , an imitation of the one that hung there in the days when a real miller hoisted his sacks of grain . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , over one hour later she found herself lying back against the pillows and staring up at the ceiling , completely unable to go to sleep . |
| 7 | ‘ Come on ; do n't just lie there , ’ Andy said matter-of-factly , leaving his cock alone and lying back in the grass , putting his arm behind his head and staring up at the sky . |
| 8 | Morse stood where he was , listening , and staring up at the sky as if viewing the unsuspected behaviour of some distant galaxy . |
| 9 | Once more on his feet and staring up at the bell rope , Jasper said , ‘ D' you know what I 'd like ? |
| 10 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 11 | He could have been seven hundred miles away , his hand holding the side curtain open a little and staring out at the darkness . |
| 12 | Kidd glanced across at the cornered Volkswagen , its terrified inhabitant , the three FBI men examining the empty attaché case , two more Yankees standing back and staring hopefully at the sky , and three of his colleagues trying to take statements . |
| 13 | Two lynx , sleek and amber in the first enclosure that he passed , were disregarding the tourists and staring possessively at the peafowl across the way . |
| 14 | The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway . |
| 15 | The Curator did not see the look in Mr Wolski 's eyes as he glanced back to the window and stared again at the wolves outside , who had turned to face the icy wind with narrowed yellow eyes . |
| 16 | With a whimper of disgust and confusion , she sank into her chair and stared absently at the mound of paperwork . |
| 17 | At crucial moments , they froze in mid-stride and stared anxiously at the ground , their radios pressed to their ears . |
| 18 | Lissa adjusted her foothold on the sloping riverbank and stared crossly at the cabin cruiser moored on the gently rippling water . |
| 19 | Walking back into her room , she sat down on the bed and stared unseeingly at the wall . |
| 20 | He screwed up his eyes and stared unseeingly at the calendar on the further wall . |
| 21 | Questions poured towards the chair , and Mrs Murphy banged her gavel so hard on the coffee table that it left a mark , which distressed her so much that she forgot for a moment why she was hammering and stared sadly at the dent in the wood . |
| 22 | Tess went inside the ancient church and stared sadly at the tombs of her ancestors . |
| 23 | Charlie took a pace backwards and stared up at the name above the shop . |
| 24 | He shook his head and stared up at the sun now breaking through the blanket of mist . |
| 25 | He lay in bed , for some time , and stared up at the ceiling trying to puzzle it out . |
| 26 | Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling . |
| 27 | Lying back down on the rumpled bed , she stretched luxuriously , then hooked her hands round the bed-head and stared up at the ceiling , a soft smile on her face . |
| 28 | The coroner wiped his nose on the back of his hand and stared up at the sky . |
| 29 | I lay in my chair and stared up at the stars . |
| 30 | He took them out , stopped and stared up at the ravens cawing raucously against the blue sky . |