Example sentences of "[pers pn] stared [adv] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , some brain cells were still working , as I stared inwardly at the nub of the problem . |
| 2 | He went ; and I stared again at the Modigliani , caressed the Rodin , surveyed the room . |
| 3 | I stared wonderingly at the small , wax candle which I had thrown on to the floor of my chamber . |
| 4 | I stared helplessly at the announcement , written now in a very shaky hand , and did as he asked . |
| 5 | As I stared up at the clear sky from the bottom of the trench , my mind drifted back to Achnacarry and Fiona . |
| 6 | I stared up at the grey sky and the black ravens which circled above the battlements like the souls of men condemned to wander the earth forever . |
| 7 | I stared blankly at the carefully drawn and accurate illustration of exactly where the main arteries could be found nearest the surface in the arms and wrists … and in the legs . |
| 8 | We flew above the skeletal radio mast and I stared down at the row of huge houses . |
| 9 | I stared down at the white face of the ratman . |
| 10 | I stared stupidly at the bag in my hand as if it had just been dropped there from a helicopter . |
| 11 | She stared dully at the logs crackling in the hearth . |
| 12 | She stared uneasily at the envelope , at the black , firm hand , at the French stamp , and then she put out the light and went to bed . |
| 13 | Tonight she was smiling as she stared up at the screen , and Buddie had given her money . |
| 14 | She stared up at the rigging that fretted against a sky of pearl . |
| 15 | Her legs splayed inelegantly and with her mouth wide and dry with fear , she stared up at the stranger . |
| 16 | She stared up at the granite-harsh features , trembling as much from the insidious effect of his hands on her back , pressing her against the male strength of his body , as from her growing anger at his arrogant , hurtful lack of confidence in her … |
| 17 | It was dark when they got outside , and , walking silently beside him , she stared up at the stars , and gave an unconscious little sigh . |
| 18 | As she stared up at the height a voice spoke from behind her , and she turned to discover that Silas Wilder had followed her down the track . |
| 19 | Eyes rounded in appalled realisation , she stared up at the man who stood stooped in the confined space up ahead . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she began to apologise as she turned the lock and pulled back the door , ‘ I should have — ’ Then she stopped , speechless , as she stared up at the tall figure of Robert Sheldrake . |
| 21 | She stared stoically at the tapestry wall-hanging in front of her . |
| 22 | As she said it , she stared fixedly at the shredded corner of her notepad and wished vainly , but with all her heart , that it were true . |
| 23 | She felt no surprise at hearing Luke 's voice — indeed , she felt nothing but a cold numbness as she stared round at the ruins of her home . |
| 24 | With difficulty , she rolled her body into a more comfortable position , pulled up the collar of her cherry wool coat , twisted her scarf around her head , and heaped bracken to form a pillow ; with her head upon it , she stared crossly at the now leaden sky overhead . |
| 25 | As she stared unseeingly at the advertisements in yet another newsagent 's window Folly felt the old anger come surging back . |
| 26 | She stared meaningfully at the place where his fingers were circling her upper arm , and he made a wry face and released her . |
| 27 | Crossing to the window , she stared out at the murky night . |
| 28 | Opening the lid , she stared down at the emeralds glinting up at her like cat 's eyes , her mother 's emeralds and her grandmother 's and many generations of Grenfell women before her . |
| 29 | For a moment she stared down at the stains and the roses , and then she walked away . |
| 30 | Carrie leaned back in her chair and rubbed the tips of her fingers across her forehead as she stared down at the mass of papers on the kitchen table . |