Example sentences of "[conj] stare [adv] at the ceiling " in BNC.
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| 1 | No hair-stroking or sighing or staring sorrowfully at the ceiling , not for her . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , over one hour later she found herself lying back against the pillows and staring up at the ceiling , completely unable to go to sleep . |
| 3 | He lay in bed , for some time , and stared up at the ceiling trying to puzzle it out . |
| 4 | Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling . |
| 5 | Lying back down on the rumpled bed , she stretched luxuriously , then hooked her hands round the bed-head and stared up at the ceiling , a soft smile on her face . |