Example sentences of "[conj] stare [adv prt] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | Morse stood where he was , listening , and staring up at the sky as if viewing the unsuspected behaviour of some distant galaxy . |
| 5 | Once more on his feet and staring up at the bell rope , Jasper said , ‘ D' you know what I 'd like ? |
| 6 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 7 | He could have been seven hundred miles away , his hand holding the side curtain open a little and staring out at the darkness . |
| 8 | The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway . |
| 9 | Charlie took a pace backwards and stared up at the name above the shop . |
| 10 | He shook his head and stared up at the sun now breaking through the blanket of mist . |
| 11 | He lay in bed , for some time , and stared up at the ceiling trying to puzzle it out . |
| 12 | Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The coroner wiped his nose on the back of his hand and stared up at the sky . |
| 15 | They stopped at the foot and stared up at the curtain wall rising above them . |
| 16 | I flung myself down on the grass in the sunshine and stared up at the blue . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Helen walked slowly to the window and stared out at the plane . |
| 22 | She walked to the window and stared out at the plane . |
| 23 | Perhaps I wanted — ’ She whirled away towards the window and stared out at the garden . |
| 24 | After a minute or so , when she felt stronger , she opened out the paper and stared down at the message printed there . |
| 25 | He stopped and stared down at the floor . |
| 26 | Wyn-rajathuk rubbed ash between his palms and stared down at the smear of grey lines . |
| 27 | They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace . |
| 28 | He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 29 | Bodie went up the steps and stared down at the girl , who looked up at him pathetically . |
| 30 | Athelstan went over to the window and stared down at the chess table . |