Example sentences of "[pers pn] stared at [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | When I arrived at the Demob Centre , I sat around in a bare hall for what seemed like a couple of hours , with two or three hundred other Waafs , and we stared at each other without interest . |
2 | Ellen caught my eye , and we stared at each other for a sympathetic fraction of a second , then I looked away to see that the sticky liquid had sprayed across the teak planks . |
3 | They stared at each other for another ten seconds , then McGowan smiled . |
4 | They stared at each other for a moment before Mick added , ‘ You 've never seen Carrie for years , have you ? ’ |
5 | They stared at each other for a moment in tense silence ; then gripping the aide of the bedclothes , he swung them upwards and exposed to his amazed gaze her grey outdoor coat . |
6 | They stared at each other for a moment , then Ursula added , emphasizing every word : ‘ Please leave my home . |
7 | They stared at each other for a moment , then Ward said , ‘ All right . |
8 | They stared at each other for a moment , not exactly hostile , more two people measuring each other up . |
9 | They stared at each other for a moment . |
10 | They stared at each other in hostile silence . |
11 | They stared at each other in the lamplight , then she sighed and said , ‘ Well , it is n't always hereditary ; it misses generations , so I understand . ’ |
12 | Then they stared at each other in silence and saw into each other 's heart , sensing that each was a little afraid of what was to come , and of the powers that they felt were in their wings and across their lives and which had brought them together . |
13 | They stared at each other in silence , their roles reversed : Lydia fearful and Betty courageous . |
14 | They stared at each other in silence for a moment , surprised to find that they shared some fragment of a common cause : the unsolved mysteries that troubled them both , though twenty years and half a world apart , were somehow one and the same . |
15 | They stared at each other in mutual surprise , and then Sara 's feeling was succeeded by another which she recognised as pleasure — unexpectedly , pleasure . |
16 | They stared at each other in silence for a moment , before Laura hissed , ‘ It was Marissa ! |
17 | Breaking apart , they stared at each other in stunned silence . |