Example sentences of "[conj] stare [adv prt] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Float on my back a bit and stare up at the stars . ’
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 ‘ 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 .
5 Morse stood where he was , listening , and staring up at the sky as if viewing the unsuspected behaviour of some distant galaxy .
6 Once more on his feet and staring up at the bell rope , Jasper said , ‘ D' you know what I 'd like ?
7 He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building .
8 He could have been seven hundred miles away , his hand holding the side curtain open a little and staring out at the darkness .
9 The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway .
10 Charlie took a pace backwards and stared up at the name above the shop .
11 He shook his head and stared up at the sun now breaking through the blanket of mist .
12 He lay in bed , for some time , and stared up at the ceiling trying to puzzle it out .
13 Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling .
14 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 .
15 The coroner wiped his nose on the back of his hand and stared up at the sky .
16 I lay in my chair and stared up at the stars .
17 He took them out , stopped and stared up at the ravens cawing raucously against the blue sky .
18 They stopped at the foot and stared up at the curtain wall rising above them .
19 I flung myself down on the grass in the sunshine and stared up at the blue .
20 ‘ That last hedge you jumped , ’ her father said , breaking another seemingly endless silence as he stopped and stared up at the facade of the great house .
21 But she had gone only a few paces before she turned and stared back at the door , a strong sense of oddness — of wrongness — holding her in its grip .
22 Now he sat and stared out at the Brandenburg Gate , lit by the bloody glow of a German sunset and saw it through a mist of tears .
23 Nathan moodily poked the bed , hiked down to the window and stared out at the night , then came back and sat on a seat in no-man 's land .
24 He wandered towards the doors that opened on to the wet street , and stared out at the people hurrying along the pavements , feet splashing in puddles , sodden raincoats , barging umbrellas , gleaming cycle capes .
25 Leaning forward , he placed both hands on his walking-cane and held the pose for a few seconds , then he raised one white-gloved hand to the monocle at his hight eye and stared out at the audience .
26 Helen walked slowly to the window and stared out at the plane .
27 She walked to the window and stared out at the plane .
28 With a tired shrug , he wandered over to the window and stared out at the grounds .
29 Perhaps I wanted — ’ She whirled away towards the window and stared out at the garden .
30 He put down his pen and stared out at the Britches , which shifted gently and continuously in the light wind .
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