Example sentences of "[coord] stare at the ceiling " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's in bed now , lying on her back and staring at the ceiling . |
| 2 | For a long time she imagined she might open the door and see the body of her mother , stretched out in death on her bed , her arms folded across her chest , her eyes still open and staring at the ceiling . |
| 3 | He quietly closed the door and , leaning his back to it , he dropped his gaze to her upturned face , before tilting his head upwards and staring at the ceiling , his anguished thoughts in turmoil . |
| 4 | Quinn replaced the phone , walked to the long couch , lay on his back with his hands clasped behind his head and stared at the ceiling . |
| 5 | He showered again to get rid of the tell-tale smell , then lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling , quite immobile , thinking . |
| 6 | He lay on his back , as on so many previous nights , and stared at the ceiling and thought . |
| 7 | I lay in the bed beside him and stared at the ceiling . |
| 8 | Evelyn lay on her bed and stared at the ceiling . |
| 9 | Riven lay back and stared at the ceiling . |
| 10 | He inhaled and stared at the ceiling ; smoking in bed was something his wife did n't like , it was only on business trips that he managed it , depending on the company . |
| 11 | ‘ But you 're right , Lewis , ’ added Morse slowly , as he sat back and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought that was what you said , ’ he muttered , then , drawing in his breath , he put his head back against the pillows and stared at the ceiling . |
| 13 | She went home — alone — and sat in darkness staring at the blank face of the television until eleven , and then she went to bed and stared at the ceiling instead . |
| 14 | Leonora turned on her back and stared at the ceiling . |
| 15 | He did n't look at me , but stared at the ceiling , frowning against the smoke . |