Example sentences of "[subord] he stare [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Athelstan leaned back , letting his head rest against the coldness of the pillar whilst he stared into the darkness , trying to rearrange what he knew , to make the pattern complete and trap the murderer . |
| 2 | Oh , Athelstan knew about the problem of evil but sometimes he wondered , especially when he stared into the darkness , was there really anyone listening to him ? |
| 3 | He quit French football when he was banned for throwing a ball at a referee , an incident allegedly compounded when he stared into the face of each member of the disciplinary committee and called them idiots , one by one . |
| 4 | ROS raises himself on his elbows and shades his eyes as he stares into the auditorium . |
| 5 | Oh , I have seen that boy 's face full of fear as he stares through a window at me passing in a swirl of snow . |
| 6 | He sat , a wine cup clenched firmly in his hands , as he stared through a window into the gathering darkness . |
| 7 | Looking at him as he stared into the night , she felt a surge of affection as pure and as uncomplicated as the flow of cold air against her face . |
| 8 | Scathach waited in the forest , his eyes showing his concern as he stared into the heavens , where black storks flapped and watched the earth from the bare-bone branches . |
| 9 | Duncan lay next to her , his arm behind her head as he stared at the ceiling . |
| 10 | He was walking out of the tower when he glanced up , stopped , froze as he stared at the horror above his head . |
| 11 | His brain seemed to be malfunctioning — his emotions felt like torn rags as he stared at the theatre programme that sat on top of his desk . |
| 12 | ‘ Where 've you jokers been ? ’ asked one of them , as he stared at the bits of tree hanging off us . |
| 13 | The Prince chewed at a fingernail as he stared at the map . |
| 14 | Slowly he climbed out of the van , shaking his head as he stared at the bridge . |
| 15 | As he stared at the torment , fury , and despair in her face , he knew that Clare would not forgive him . |
| 16 | Herr Nordern groped for words as he stared at the envelopes with Steinmark written across them . |