Example sentences of "to stare [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , using infra-red , he would be able to stare through smoke or darkness . |
| 2 | When his kiss only brushed her cheekbone , she pulled herself away to stare into doubt . |
| 3 | He then proceeded to stare into Charlie 's ears and eyes before going on to hit his kneecaps with a rubber stick . |
| 4 | Gilbert turned to stare in Cardiff 's direction as if contemplating another mad dash for the reception doors and then remembered the thing that lay beyond them . |
| 5 | Businessmen and elderly women picked their way over the broken concrete and steel to stare in disbelief at the crippled buildings with their bulging walls and blackened balconies . |
| 6 | He continued to stare at Marcus . |
| 7 | He turned to stare at Tallis , who pulled a face . |
| 8 | He paused to stare at Sally-Anne , face ugly . |
| 9 | Thus , though our parents tell us not to stare at strangers , not to speak with our mouths full , etc. , they unintentionally teach us much more besides . |
| 10 | Frowning , she continued to stare at Hilary in some perplexity . |
| 11 | Turning to stare at Ellie , who was rather horrified by Phena 's behaviour — something she would never have done to her own mother — she accused , ‘ You 're his granddaughter ! ’ |
| 12 | He seemed to stare at Sharpe as he died ; offering the Englishman a look of mingled surprise and remorse , then a gout of blood , bright as the sun itself , slashed out to soak Sharpe 's right arm and shoulder . |
| 13 | Turakina glanced at her son , silencing him , and then she turned to stare at Alexei again . |
| 14 | A camera on the far side moved , swung in to stare at Michael Bridges , sitting on George 's right , and came so close that George could see inside its Cyclops eye to the movement of the focusing mechanism . |
| 15 | Hodads from Honolulu still think of the place as the Wild West and venture up the H-2 to stare at surfers as if they were herds of buffalo grazing on the sea . |
| 16 | Eleanor lowered her hands and turned to stare at Melissa , an expression of bewilderment on her blotched and swollen face . |
| 17 | She turned in her seat to stare at Gabriel grimly . |
| 18 | Champagne glasses frozen in mid-air , Charles and her father exchanged glances , then turned to stare at Guy . |
| 19 | Then , gripping her lips firmly together , because whatever else she said was bound to be wrong , Ellie continued to stare at Phena in horror and worry . |
| 20 | All turned to stare at Sonny . |
| 21 | He turned to stare at Cadfael , braced and quivering , unsure whether this was friend or enemy facing him . |
| 22 | Alyssia refused to give in to any urge to stare at Piers , though she was sorely tempted . |
| 23 | His words were followed by a silence as the women turned with one accord to stare at Doreen . |
| 24 | ‘ Very well attended , as an opening occasion should be , but I think half of these people have come to stare at Emily Grenfell who has done the unthinkable and gone into trade . ’ |