Example sentences of "stare [prep] the fire " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do not like discos and noisy youth , ’ he said abruptly , continuing to stare into the fire . |
| 2 | She now lay back on the couch and , staring towards the fire , she said , ‘ Been a funny house , this , held so many lives and hardly any of them happy , except my mother 's . ’ |
| 3 | One evening Kalchu came into my room and we sat staring into the fire for a long time . |
| 4 | Left with no one with whom he could discuss the farm-work and stock when the day 's toil was over , Jonadab became more and more morose , spending most evenings staring into the fire or wandering from building to building , checking his animals . |
| 5 | ’ He paused , and sipped his wine , staring into the fire 's depths . |
| 6 | ‘ She did n't strike me as awfully thrilled with things , ’ he said , staring into the fire , remembering the look on Cindy 's face as she recognized him . |
| 7 | He paused for a second , staring into the fire . |
| 8 | He was staring into the fire rather grimly and she had to take her courage firmly in hand . |
| 9 | She broke off and sat for a moment staring in the fire . |
| 10 | Bull O'Malley gaped back at him as Father Devlin sat in silence staring at the fire . |
| 11 | Staring at the fire 's deepening glow . |
| 12 | He shakes his head , still staring at the fire . |
| 13 | Edouard stared into the fire , and eventually Isobel lifted her head once more . |
| 14 | He stared into the fire . |
| 15 | Craig stared into the fire , it had been over a week since he had escaped from the prison , lying in the back of the van , smelling the fresh mouthwatering tang of bread and listening to the clip clop of the horses ’ hooves . |
| 16 | She felt unrested , her eyes heavy as she stared into the fire for the truth was that she had slept very little and , when she did drift off , dreams of being in Craig 's arms tormented her . |
| 17 | She moved into the drawing-room and stared into the fire , tears misting her eyes . |
| 18 | Raynor stared into the fire for a long while . |
| 19 | She shook her head and stared into the fire and then at the television screen . |
| 20 | Mandeville stared into the fire . |
| 21 | Hollow-eyed , she stared into the fire . |
| 22 | The priest stared into the fire . |
| 23 | She stared at the fire , lost in thought . |
| 24 | She looked away and stared at the fire again . |
| 25 | Kate stared at the fire . |
| 26 | His face became serious again ; he leaned forward and stared at the fire , slowly sipping his wine . |