Example sentences of "[conj] stare at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lie in my bed and stare at the cracked plaster in the ceiling , the smudges of handprints ( how in the hell did they get there ? ) , and I wonder why I am so afraid . |
| 2 | She had no fire in her bedroom , where she had been sitting waiting for his call , and staring at the dying mistletoe . |
| 3 | ‘ B is for Bell , ’ ' Paul said quietly , nodding to himself and staring at the rusting device . |
| 4 | He collapsed back on the bed , eyes wide and staring at the white ceiling . |
| 5 | In his room he unpacked the little portable typewriter that had once been Jenny 's and stared at a blank paper until his embarrassment had faded . |
| 6 | He narrowed his eyes and stared at the distant wall of the Tower . |
| 7 | She opened the door and stared at the grotesque couple . |
| 8 | Hazel squatted on his haunches and stared at the orderly forest of small , glaucous trees with their columns of black-and-white bloom . |
| 9 | Ellen , usually so quick with a scornful reply , just stood and stared at the elegant stranger who stopped one pace away from her , took her hand , then bowed above her fingers . |
| 10 | She picked up the binoculars and stared at the front door of the plane . |
| 11 | The men stood and stared at the abandoned Glory for what seemed like hours . |
| 12 | He sat down on the plinth supporting the pumps and stared at the dark glass of the office for a while . |
| 13 | Partly in anger , partly in contempt , Jimmy turned away from him again and stared at the outside door , attempting to control his emotions . |
| 14 | I sat down on a rock in the golden air and stared at the vast expanse of glassy blue and listened to the sucking and lapping . |
| 15 | When the servants left she went and sat on the sofa and stared at the attractive rug . |
| 16 | He threw himself down on the huge old bed and stared at the sloping timber ceiling . |
| 17 | Bodie stood by Doyle 's bed and stared at the pale face of his friend , the eyes closed but moving restlessly beneath the lids . |
| 18 | He finally slumped against the nearest crate and stared at the dimpled area around the bung . |
| 19 | She hoisted the baby on to her hip and dragging a chair close up to the television set , sat down and stared at the blank screen . |
| 20 | And stared at the blank page . |
| 21 | Cowley walked to the bed and stared at the silent man . |
| 22 | ’ Alistair tipped his head back and stared at the coagulated window . |
| 23 | He wiped a hand across his mouth , and stared at the scarlet smear on the back of his black glove . |
| 24 | Alida went out and stared at the empty letter cage in the hall , called sharply after the man , that there had been some mistake . |
| 25 | He picked up the wafer of liquid crystal which represented himself and stared at the High Priest 's face , his own , wishing that his own image could confide in him in the same way that the Harlequin had . |
| 26 | Patrick ran both hands through his hair and buried his head in his hands and stared at the fine linen table cloth . |