Example sentences of "[vb past] stare [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For Pete 's sake ! ’ he muttered moodily , and shoved his hands in his pockets and went to stare into the empty fireplace . |
| 2 | I had stared over the famous landscape : the three bridges , the brownstones of Brooklyn Heights . |
| 3 | He shook his head and continued to stare at the old man , but there was pleading in his voice now . |
| 4 | ‘ Yep , but she 's your girl , ’ said Charlie as he continued to stare at the long-haired blonde who pretended to ignore their attentions . |
| 5 | For a few seconds Luce sat staring at the closed door , trying to make sense of this latest development , before looking down at the tray . |
| 6 | Corbett just sat staring at the wet walls : the cell was narrow and fetid , a grating high in the wall gave a little air and light . |
| 7 | I sat staring at the empty screen for a long time , oblivious of everything around me , including Frejji 's cursing as she struggled with interfield links . |
| 8 | ‘ I only know that during the half-hour or so I sat staring through the top windows of the tram , I saw nothing , not one single thing , that could possibly raise a man 's spirits . |
| 9 | We stood staring across the icy water at the mist-shrouded island . |
| 10 | As we both stood staring through the slight mist wondering what would happen next , Sid broke the silence . |
| 11 | She stood staring at the yellow-flowered table cloth , as phrases formed and reformed inside her head , but she said nothing . |
| 12 | ‘ What 's wrong ? ’ asked his mother as the boy stood staring at the moving hand rail . |
| 13 | Shivering with the intense cold , Ho and Jack stood staring into the transparent body of the Kershaw Worm . |