Example sentences of "[coord] stare [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wanted to sit here , and stare at this view , which was much better than hospital . |
| 2 | I sit and stare for some time , wondering if he is sick . |
| 3 | In a vast and threadbare armchair , surrounded by brass and ivory knick-knacks , draped in a voluminous shawl , three-bar electric fire trained on her feet , sat an old woman , breathing wheezily and staring with obvious relief at Zohra . |
| 4 | Graham looked back at him , and for a moment they sat and stared at each other . |
| 5 | We sat and stared at each other , Sayeeda and 1 . |
| 6 | For a moment they simply stood and stared at each other , then Paige stepped back . |
| 7 | The middle-aged businessman opposite lifted his eyes from a sheaf of papers in his briefcase and stared with fixed interest at the soft-faced girl with the golden tan and the riot of Titian curls , but Virginia was supremely unaware of his admiration . |
| 8 | She was aware of the colour touching her cheeks and in confusion she tore her gaze from his , picked up her glass , took a mouthful of orange juice and stared with furious intent into the depths of her glass . |
| 9 | Athelstan stood outside his church and stared in pleasant disbelief at the blue-washed sky and the early morning sun as its rays danced and shimmered over the snow-covered roofs of his parish . |
| 10 | Alexei knew that he had always been aware of her — they were not strangers by any means — but now he straightened and stared in open admiration . |