Example sentences of "[coord] stare at [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rolls up a dollar bill , and stares at it as if deliberately recalling something . |
| 2 | Sometimes she would stand in front of Sarah and stare at her in the most curious way , saying nothing . |
| 3 | and others can , you know sit and stare at it for an hour still would n't know who it was . |
| 4 | Through the open door I could see Harry hanging on to the horse 's head and staring at me with frightened eyes . |
| 5 | His teeth bit into her shoulder but she only came closer and he made a low , frustrated sound deep in his throat , tilting her face and staring at her with eyes filled with burning darkness . |
| 6 | They were sitting and staring at him in complete absorption . |
| 7 | He took off the headset and stared at me with rage . |
| 8 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |
| 9 | He turned around and stared at her with that insufferable thoroughness , which was downright rude , but about which she could n't complain . |
| 10 | One blue eye opened and stared at her without blinking . |
| 11 | When he saw his wife 's face , he was so shocked that he stopped speaking and stared at her in horror . |
| 12 | Myles raised his head and stared at him with wide terror-filled eyes . |
| 13 | She pursed her lips and stared at him with her grey eyes . |
| 14 | Merrill clasped her hands and stared at him with softly humourous eyes . |
| 15 | She moved suddenly , unable to stay still as she walked into the room and stared at him with contempt . |
| 16 | Rachel got up from the sun-lounger , her feet burning on the hot stone floor of the terrace , and stared at him through her dark glasses as he strode into the living-room . |
| 17 | ‘ Not everybody , ’ Fireman Robb put down his glass and stared at him in silence . |
| 18 | Meredith stopped short and stared at him in disbelief . |
| 19 | I sat bolt upright and stared at him in amazement . |
| 20 | Maggie shot to her feet and stared at him in astonishment , and at that moment Felipe de Santis walked past the room , his dark eyes taking everything at one swift glance — Mitch obviously just leaving , Maggie 's suddenly flushed face and wide eyes and the slightly rumpled bed where she had rested to talk to Mitch . |
| 21 | Virginia recalled her prim lectures in St Lucia , and stared at him in stunned disbelief . |
| 22 | A small boy of about six came up to Jackson and stared at him from a distance of two feet before pulling a face and running away . |
| 23 | They scratched and squeaked and ran about , and stared at him from the holes in the walls . |
| 24 | He showed us into the buffet , and waitresses brought vodka and red caviare and stared at us in that curious but not impolite way that so many people do in Russia . |
| 25 | The Hamleys bag sat on the dressing table at the end of his room , the one clean , bright item in the place , and Joe lay back on the bed and stared at it as the daylight outside gave way to the evening . |
| 26 | She scraped her chair away from her desk and stared at it as if she expected the spider to jump through the lid . |
| 27 | He turned towards the house and stared at it with brooding eyes . |
| 28 | She slid the geranium from her ear and stared at it for a moment , then shifted her gaze to her still unpacked cases by the door . |
| 29 | He fumbled in the pocket of his pants , withdrew the saturated letter and stared at it in dismay . |
| 30 | He had sat opposite her , watching her while she ate , making an extravagant moue of distaste when she suggested that he share it , but staring at her with a concentrated , almost angry , satisfaction ; rather , she thought , as a mother might watch a convalescent child taking her first mouthful . |