Example sentences of "[vb past] stare [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silence spread slowly across the supper tables as the hundreds of guests turned to stare at the Rifleman who , in turn , searched the supper tables for a particular person . |
| 2 | Two technicians , the only other occupants , turned to stare at the intruder . |
| 3 | They both turned to stare in the direction of the captain . |
| 4 | Days spent staring at the wall . |
| 5 | He was found seated staring at the wall , as if something unmentionable was to be found there that they could not see . |
| 6 | ‘ If you would but use her , ’ said David , and turned his back and went to stare from the window at the frosty strand and the shifting , misty sea . |
| 7 | For a while she lay staring at the wall . |
| 8 | Bewildered , she slid into bed beneath a vast grey and emerald silk quilt , and lay staring at the patterns of light thrown on the ceiling by the white bedside lamp . |
| 9 | No one who had stared into the chaos of the warp , no one whose living was to do so , could be unsophisticated and survive . |
| 10 | He had stared at the bottle in his hand , walked outside , smashed it against the outhouse wall , watched the liquor run down , dark against the brickwork , and returned to the house , almost reeled past Matey as though he had drunk all of it , and mounted the stairs to her room to remind himself of what he had lost , hurt though it might . |
| 11 | David Weintraub , who had stared at the ceiling , dropped an eye towards the Secretary of State . |
| 12 | Boy looked through the glass of the living room window , or at the glass of the television screen , with the same fierce attention that he had stared through the shop windows . |
| 13 | Fiver said nothing and continued to stare over the field . |
| 14 | As we continued to stare at the sea , racking our brains about how to go for a swim without a costume , our thoughts were answered by a voice from just behind us . |
| 15 | Nell continued to stare at the sea for a very long time . |
| 16 | He raised his right hand to silence her and continued to stare at the tabletop before him , head cocked to one side . |
| 17 | He continued to stare at the ground as she added , ‘ I 'm just wondering who might have had a motive for killing him . ’ |
| 18 | The two of them continued to stare at the group . |
| 19 | We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement . |
| 20 | The tweed-coated figure continued to stare at the page of the book to the left of his plate , ignoring his companion . |
| 21 | Wycliffe felt like patting him on the head , but he thanked him and saw him off with his samples , then he went back to his little office and sat staring at the wall . |
| 22 | Dame Ermengilde , even though she was in the presence of royalty , sat staring at the wall opposite her . |
| 23 | Grant , stunned , sat staring at the cell entrance , not sure if he had imagined what he 'd seen , or not . |
| 24 | We sat staring at the rain streaming down the windscreen . |
| 25 | My master just sat staring into the flames of the fire . |
| 26 | I just sat staring into the darkness , hugging my knees . |
| 27 | One evening Kalchu came into my room and we sat staring into the fire for a long time . |
| 28 | She was oddly quiet , seemed in an odd mood altogether , though not an unhappy one : while they were eating she sat staring over the valley with a dreamy look in her eyes and a small , secret smile on her face . |
| 29 | ‘ Thank you , ’ he gritted , then strode towards the water 's edge where he stood staring across the river . |
| 30 | Miss Bedwelty stood staring at the horses for some time , standing with her hand on her hips . |