Example sentences of "[coord] stare at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there were times too when he could not bear to look at the free birds and preferred to huddle wanly in the shadows of his shelter , where no visitors could see him , and stare at the bare , stained concrete that was his wild moorland , and the grubby little basin of water that was his lake and the few square feet of cage that was his sky . |
| 2 | I reach over the palletwood fence and pour water from the long spout into his half-empty ice cream tub , then straighten and stare at the huge , inert body , my mind searching for an excuse to proceed beyond the shed . |
| 3 | I pick up my coffee and stare at the cold dregs . |
| 4 | I lie in my bed and stare at the cracked plaster in the ceiling , the smudges of handprints ( how in the hell did they get there ? ) , and I wonder why I am so afraid . |
| 5 | There are many lessons we can learn from other animals , to our great and continuing advantage , and it is high time we took a little while to sit and stare at the other creatures with which we share the earth . |
| 6 | She had no fire in her bedroom , where she had been sitting waiting for his call , and staring at the dying mistletoe . |
| 7 | ‘ B is for Bell , ’ ' Paul said quietly , nodding to himself and staring at the rusting device . |
| 8 | He collapsed back on the bed , eyes wide and staring at the white ceiling . |
| 9 | All I can do is lie in bed , listening to the howling wind and staring at the grey northern sky . |
| 10 | She tipped her head back and stared at the tumbling nymphs and satyrs that danced across it , trailing garlands of flowers . |
| 11 | He narrowed his eyes and stared at the distant wall of the Tower . |
| 12 | She opened the door and stared at the grotesque couple . |
| 13 | Benjamin nodded and stared at the dying flames of the fire . |
| 14 | Hazel squatted on his haunches and stared at the orderly forest of small , glaucous trees with their columns of black-and-white bloom . |
| 15 | Ellen , usually so quick with a scornful reply , just stood and stared at the elegant stranger who stopped one pace away from her , took her hand , then bowed above her fingers . |
| 16 | The girls looked a little less sulky and stared at the two townees . |
| 17 | She picked up the binoculars and stared at the front door of the plane . |
| 18 | The men stood and stared at the abandoned Glory for what seemed like hours . |
| 19 | He sat down on the plinth supporting the pumps and stared at the dark glass of the office for a while . |
| 20 | Partly in anger , partly in contempt , Jimmy turned away from him again and stared at the outside door , attempting to control his emotions . |
| 21 | As Charlie approached the Whitechapel Road , he stopped and stared at the frantic bustle taking place all around him . |
| 22 | I sat down on a rock in the golden air and stared at the vast expanse of glassy blue and listened to the sucking and lapping . |
| 23 | When the servants left she went and sat on the sofa and stared at the attractive rug . |
| 24 | He threw himself down on the huge old bed and stared at the sloping timber ceiling . |
| 25 | Bodie stood by Doyle 's bed and stared at the pale face of his friend , the eyes closed but moving restlessly beneath the lids . |
| 26 | He finally slumped against the nearest crate and stared at the dimpled area around the bung . |
| 27 | She hoisted the baby on to her hip and dragging a chair close up to the television set , sat down and stared at the blank screen . |
| 28 | And stared at the blank page . |
| 29 | Cowley walked to the bed and stared at the silent man . |
| 30 | ’ Alistair tipped his head back and stared at the coagulated window . |