Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] stared [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned her gaze away and stared towards the river , watching the faint sway of the trees as their branches dipped and brushed against the water , but after a few too brief seconds she found her eyes drawn helplessly back to that window , and gasped . |
| 2 | She half turned away and stared at the horizon . |
| 3 | She looked away and stared at the fire again . |
| 4 | Walterkin grinned widely and stared at the ground as he strode along . |
| 5 | Fenella stood very still and stared at the Robe , seeing that the lids were closed and that here and there the lashes were matted and sticky-looking . |
| 6 | Fenella stood very still and stared at the dark , hunched buildings at the side of the road . |
| 7 | His face became serious again ; he leaned forward and stared at the fire , slowly sipping his wine . |
| 8 | She walked back to the mantelpiece again and stared at the card as if she could contact its writer by clairvoyance . |
| 9 | Meryl switched it off again and stared across the room , her heart thudding . |