Example sentences of "[conj] stared at the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat and stared at the desk in front of him , the creamy whorls in the wood , the tanned grain . |
| 2 | They , too , checked and stared at the sight of the river . |
| 3 | ‘ Fell in the river ? ’ repeated Gus like an indignant echo , and stared at the smear of blood staining his muddy fingers . |
| 4 | ‘ But you 're right , Lewis , ’ added Morse slowly , as he sat back and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds . |
| 5 | The row about Catholicism got her out of the house and carried her through two euphoric days , during which she thought about the Trinity , existed on lollipops and stared at the Celebration of the Mass from the back of Westminster Cathedral . |
| 6 | He sat up and stared at the sky in wonder . |
| 7 | Ted stood and stared at the apparition in amazement , unable to believe the sight of his old friend before his eyes . |
| 8 | Dorian turned and stared at the face in the picture , and suddenly he hated Basil more than he had ever hated anyone in his life . |
| 9 | She laid down the telephone and stared at the view outside her office window . |
| 10 | Jotan leaned out over the rail and stared at the movement at the foot of the stairs . |
| 11 | She walked back to the mantelpiece again and stared at the card as if she could contact its writer by clairvoyance . |
| 12 | I sat and stared at the paper in front of me and tried to blank out the present and get back into my story — forward , that is , into my invented future , and out of the world of queries and vague apprehensions . |
| 13 | Alexandra sat and stared at the paper in silence . |