Example sentences of "[conj] staring [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No hair-stroking or sighing or staring sorrowfully at the ceiling , not for her . |
| 2 | Felicity had come out in a severe facial rash and spent the time either screaming or staring fixedly at the paperknife on her desk . |
| 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 | Kidd glanced across at the cornered Volkswagen , its terrified inhabitant , the three FBI men examining the empty attaché case , two more Yankees standing back and staring hopefully at the sky , and three of his colleagues trying to take statements . |
| 10 | Two lynx , sleek and amber in the first enclosure that he passed , were disregarding the tourists and staring possessively at the peafowl across the way . |
| 11 | The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway . |
| 12 | Depressed , she leaned back in her seat , resting her head against the headrest while staring unseeingly at the hills and at the Esk River winding its way through the valley . |