Example sentences of "he stare [adv] at the " in BNC.

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1 Watching him stare gloomily at the table , Lucy said impulsively , ‘ Perhaps I could help .
2 The spoilt , black-haired girl sitting beside him staring out at the river .
3 Through sea-sized eyes that are crusted with rheum and asteroid dust He stares fixedly at the Destination .
4 He stared moodily at the photograph at the thin face with its moustache and big ears smiling out at an unimaginable future .
5 He stared squarely at the Agentes .
6 And all the time he stared mercilessly at the student .
7 He stared again at the map , seeing with sudden and chilling clarity just how efficiently the Emperor had forced the allied armies apart .
8 He stared again at the picture .
9 He stared morosely at the carpet .
10 He stared dully at the hole he had blasted with his shotgun , and saw the red flicker of flames beyond the door .
11 He stared up at the taped and blackened windows passing slowly on either side .
12 ‘ I do n't know what , ’ replied Mr. Gordon , looking grave as he stared up at the circling plane .
13 He stared up at the gruff old man who was so kind to him .
14 He stared up at the windows and then caught sight of the pulpit .
15 He stared up at the plane .
16 He stared up at the grey shapes bobbing out in the lagoon .
17 He stared up at the shelves above him .
18 Athelstan went into the nave and sat at the base of a pillar , legs crossed , whilst he stared up at the high altar behind the rood screen .
19 He stared up at the starlit sky and shivered , not only from the biting cold but his own sombre fear of what might await him .
20 Then he stared down at the floor , gathering together the threads of the day .
21 ‘ Yes , ’ said Jack , but as she turned to him she saw his face suddenly turn pale as he stared down at the factory .
22 ‘ Have I ? ’ and he stared down at the letters .
23 He stared down at the paper , repeating softly , ‘ You 'll be all right .
24 He stared down at the whimpering person beyond the front of the cage , at the people around , at the Man staring at him for a moment , and then at Woil who had taken stance on a litter bin .
25 He stared down at the map .
26 He stared down at the carpet .
27 Chen pulled up sharply , almost thudding into Karr who stood there , his hands clenched at his sides , his great chest rising and falling heavily as he stared down at the three prone gangsters .
28 He stared down at the desk and spoke in a voice that was barely audible .
29 He stared down at the slow-moving water , seeing a vague , bearded reflection .
30 Benjamin 's hand went to his wallet and he gasped as he stared down at the beggar .
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