Example sentences of "[conj] stared [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Benin moved to the writing desk and stared absently at the framed family photograph then turned back to Werner . |
2 | Then , slightly bemused , he lifted his head and stared round at the cheering crowd that had gathered in the doorway . |
3 | Evelyn trailed back into the scutching room and stared hopelessly at the huge basket . |
4 | Not totally sure she actually wanted to illuminate what she already knew she was going to find , she snapped down the switch and stared disagreeably at the glistening drops that plopped relentlessly on to the dresser . |
5 | Lucie lay back on his bed and stared up at the cobwebbed planks under the thatch . |
6 | He measured out thirty paces and stared up at the crenellated boundary wall which was about twenty feet high . |
7 | Still feeling perturbed , he went back into his house , lay on his pallet bed and stared up at the flaking ceiling . |
8 | Corbett leaned back on the bench and stared up at the smoke-blackened beams . |
9 | The deep , concerned voice broke through the dark haze of unconsciousness , and she blinked and stared up at the shadowy image of Guy Sterne 's face , bending over her . |
10 | Cranston breathed , and stared pityingly at the white-hooded faces . |
11 | Remembering just in time that this heartless cynic was responsible for getting her out of the clutches of the Gibraltar Police and Customs Service , Polly managed to bite back the caustic retort trembling on the tip of her tongue and stared blankly at the vast selection of starters and main courses . |
12 | He settled by the window and stared across at the red brick Communist club beyond the budding trees . |
13 | Pascoe went to the window and stared out at the slanting rain . |
14 | He drew deeply on the cigarette and stared out at the darkening sea . |
15 | Instead , she went over to the window and stared out at the bright flowers , the trees , the green of the grass and the hills that rose up gently all around the house . |
16 | He sat and stared out at the drizzle-veiled Circle for a while , and then buckled on his sword and left his room . |
17 | Picking Gwen Bear up from the bed , and hugging the soft toy to her for comfort , she stood at the window and stared out at the cloudy night sky . |
18 | Someone kicked his washing-bag over and stared down at the spilled shirt sleeve , the maroon-edged handkerchief . |
19 | She collapsed on to the window-seat and stared down at the spectacular landscape spread out below . |
20 | When Coleby had gone , Peter leaned against the wall and stared down at the worn linoleum . |
21 | Gladys Brown clenched her hands and stared down at the bony knuckles . |
22 | We then removed the funeral cloths , lifted the gauze veils and stared down at the royal corpse . |
23 | Ruth trailed her fingers in the icy water and stared down at the weird rock formations below the surface of the crystal-clear water . |