Example sentences of "[was/were] stare [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a long walk we came out between the dunes and were staring at the sea . |
| 2 | Two men were staring at the road . |
| 3 | She noticed that he was staring across the graveyard . |
| 4 | He was staring into the space before him . |
| 5 | He was staring into the drawer where he kept the doings . |
| 6 | He was staring into the night . |
| 7 | He was staring into the fire rather grimly and she had to take her courage firmly in hand . |
| 8 | Montgomery was staring through the windscreen with his chilly blue eyes , presumably working out his plan of action once they arrived . |
| 9 | She was staring at the platform again . |
| 10 | She was staring at the holiday roster as if it contained the meaning of life . |
| 11 | He was staring at the twin beds . |
| 12 | He was staring at the overcoat thrown over the rail . |
| 13 | Virginia gave a cry , but Andrew was staring at the child hypnotised . |
| 14 | Emily had turned onto her back to save her strength and was staring at the sun . |
| 15 | The reporter 's eyes narrowed , the flesh puckered up as if he was staring at the sun . |
| 16 | Forester was staring at the cottages and the cars , his fists bunched up hard , trembling with rage . |
| 17 | She , too , was staring at the debris . |
| 18 | He was staring at the lake , regretful perhaps that he 'd said too much not to say more . |
| 19 | Fergus was staring at the plasterboard expanse above them . |
| 20 | A teenage clerk from one of the offices down the corridor was passing with a sheaf of rolled documents bound in ribbon , and he was staring at the exchange . |
| 21 | He was staring at the glove box now , he was too low to see out of the window . |
| 22 | In fact , she was staring at the ceiling of the escape pod . |
| 23 | Pion was staring at the sky . |
| 24 | He was staring at the wall , a cold , white wall . |
| 25 | She was staring at the sea again . |
| 26 | He was staring at the floor , keeping very still as if he was trying to be part of the wall . |
| 27 | There 's so many strange little things- ’ She was staring at the shelves of the dresser , where various antique plates ( prized by Lucy for the colour of their glaze , or the intricacy of their design ) vied for attention with two corn dollies , a brass frog , some Victorian bottles and two tall feathery maidenhair ferns . |
| 28 | Eleanor was staring at the altar . |
| 29 | Artai was staring at the table as he spoke . |
| 30 | Lee was staring at the picture of the Spitfire on the wall . |