Example sentences of "to stare at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They paused to stare at a cistern hanging on the wall next to a wash basin , the rest of the house having disappeared .
2 But something did delay her ; she stopped and stood to stare at a marvel of nature , so strange as to suspend belief .
3 In other words , for a human being to stare at a cat is to threaten it .
4 Startled , George turned his head to stare at a woman who was standing up somewhere in the middle of the tight-packed rows of the audience .
5 He had only a second to stare at a page before setting off various alarm spells , but that was time enough for one spell to leap from it and settle in his memory like a toad in a stone .
6 As we continued to stare at the sea , racking our brains about how to go for a swim without a costume , our thoughts were answered by a voice from just behind us .
7 Nell continued to stare at the sea for a very long time .
8 They were both astonished and Lomas stopped for a moment to stare at the floor .
9 He bent down to stare at the floor .
10 ‘ I expected no better , ’ said Herluin bitterly , and took the broken box in his hands to stare at the damage .
11 Silence spread slowly across the supper tables as the hundreds of guests turned to stare at the Rifleman who , in turn , searched the supper tables for a particular person .
12 He continued to stare at the ground as she added , ‘ I 'm just wondering who might have had a motive for killing him . ’
13 The tweed-coated figure continued to stare at the page of the book to the left of his plate , ignoring his companion .
14 Instead , he turned away to stare at the picture of her mother which was on the chest of drawers .
15 The Prince shook an admonishing finger at the Rifleman then took out his telescope to stare at the battery of French guns .
16 The two of them continued to stare at the group .
17 He raised his right hand to silence her and continued to stare at the tabletop before him , head cocked to one side .
18 She told him she was too busy to attend to the matter , whilst the guests gave up all pretence of looking at the pictures to stare at the intruder .
19 Two technicians , the only other occupants , turned to stare at the intruder .
20 We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement .
21 He swung round to stare at the spot where the barrow of ‘ Trumper , the honest trader ’ had stood for nearly a century , only to find a gaggle of youths warming themselves round a charcoal fire where a man was selling chestnuts at a penny a bag .
22 She would have been quite content simply to stare at the house for hours , and she was still sitting there when Alain opened her door and bent to look in at her .
23 Wide-eyed , her throat suddenly dry , she turned her head to stare at the length of his body .
24 He laughed wryly , walking over to the window to stare at the view she had enjoyed such a short time before .
25 You 're not in prison — you do n't have to stare at the walls .
26 The rain having petered out for a while , we all went out to stare at the sunset , about which the two poets made lurid remarks .
27 Smallfry walked with him all the way to the playground , where the other children bunched together in little groups to stare at the absentee and his beautiful mother .
28 How could he be so offensive as to stare at the chap 's disfigured face , he wondered .
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