Example sentences of "[coord] stare [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not , as usual , read or stare out of the window or make tea or do any of the things Robert assumed one usually caught teachers doing in off-duty moments . |
| 2 | They continued to feed , or stared out on the Zoo not looking in the direction of Minch at all ; while Creggan was so busy staring at Minch in delight and pleasure that he did not notice behind him , in the next-door cage , Slorne stare for the moment at Minch and then swing round and silently resume her vigil at the back top of her cage , looking at the trees and sky . |
| 3 | Float on my back a bit and stare up at the stars . ’ |
| 4 | I used to walk between the two parts of the building — that is between my studio/study and the main house — and stare up at the pulley that hangs over the hall , an imitation of the one that hung there in the days when a real miller hoisted his sacks of grain . |
| 5 | Retired some years back to grow vegetables on an allotment , and sit and stare out of the window . ’ |
| 6 | He turned off the light and crossed to the window to stand and stare out across the back of the houses . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | Morse stood where he was , listening , and staring up at the sky as if viewing the unsuspected behaviour of some distant galaxy . |
| 10 | Once more on his feet and staring up at the bell rope , Jasper said , ‘ D' you know what I 'd like ? |
| 11 | She had let the lines go when the first brutal snap had straightened the nylon , and stood glancing back at me and staring up into the sky as I fought to control the power in the skies above us . |
| 12 | ‘ Besides , I fancy a change , ’ she added , raking her hair from her forehead and staring out over the balcony of the apartment . |
| 13 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 14 | He could have been seven hundred miles away , his hand holding the side curtain open a little and staring out at the darkness . |
| 15 | My memories of cardiac teaching rounds are of a dozen students queueing to listen to a murmur while the registrar stood at the end of the bed swinging a stethoscope and staring out of the window . |
| 16 | The next morning Carolyn stayed in her room and read , dipping in and out of Clare 's books and staring out of the window , feeling surprisingly content . |
| 17 | Whores sat on balconies , drinking and staring down into the street . |
| 18 | The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway . |
| 19 | Benjamin chewed on his lip and stared up into the darkness . |
| 20 | Hearing what sounded like a muttered exclamation of fury at her elbow , Melissa looked around and saw Dora turn on her heel and march off into the orchard , where she stopped under an apple tree and stared up into the branches as if inspecting its heavy crop of fruit . |
| 21 | Charlie took a pace backwards and stared up at the name above the shop . |
| 22 | He shook his head and stared up at the sun now breaking through the blanket of mist . |
| 23 | He lay in bed , for some time , and stared up at the ceiling trying to puzzle it out . |
| 24 | Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling . |
| 25 | Lying back down on the rumpled bed , she stretched luxuriously , then hooked her hands round the bed-head and stared up at the ceiling , a soft smile on her face . |
| 26 | The coroner wiped his nose on the back of his hand and stared up at the sky . |
| 27 | I lay in my chair and stared up at the stars . |
| 28 | He took them out , stopped and stared up at the ravens cawing raucously against the blue sky . |
| 29 | They stopped at the foot and stared up at the curtain wall rising above them . |
| 30 | I flung myself down on the grass in the sunshine and stared up at the blue . |