Example sentences of "she stared at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stared at the winter world through every aspect of this old tree . |
| 2 | She stared at the doll which Nanny had put on the shelf , and the doll stared back at her with cold blue eyes . |
| 3 | And she stared at the girl for a full minute , before turning to Ben again and with a helpless gesture saying , ‘ My God ! |
| 4 | Now that he considered it , Turakina 's expression when she stared at the offworlder was exactly like the one Alexai used when he was looking at Burun . |
| 5 | He could tell she was very annoyed by the way she jogged her foot up and down as she stared at the window . |
| 6 | She stared at the window aghast , and the woman 's face stared back , shadowy and haggard , blurred by the streaming rain . |
| 7 | As she stared at the lorry stuck between the flashing lights and the shiny rails , the world seemed to change slightly and a horrible idea formed in her head . |
| 8 | She stared at the phone sickly . |
| 9 | She stared at the clock miserably . |
| 10 | She stared at the floor , turning pink and feeling so confused that she almost missed what Mr Hollins was saying . |
| 11 | She stared at the floor , at the sudden crack of light beneath the bedroom door . |
| 12 | While she stared at the floor Rosen continued , ‘ I do hope we have time to talk alone before you go . ’ |
| 13 | The flesh had melted from her and she stared at the wall apathetically from sunken eyes . |
| 14 | She stared at the door . |
| 15 | She stared at the warrior in front of her ; his helmet was intricately engraved , with sweeping lines and curves that reminded her briefly of Jake 's cup . |
| 16 | She stared at the mask , her touch on the wet colour of its face like a lover 's touch on moist , flushed skin . |
| 17 | As she rubbed her hand tiredly across her forehead she stared at the cheque until the writing blurred and danced before her eyes , and every word she had flung at him , every insult , seemed burned indelibly into her brain . |
| 18 | She stared at the ceiling . |
| 19 | She stared at the doctor . |
| 20 | She stared at the glass of the Tower , where reflections appeared by moments — Fand , Liban , Adam , Fincara . |
| 21 | Mutinously she stared at the ground . |
| 22 | She stared at the fire , lost in thought . |
| 23 | Then she stared at the picture for a full minute . |
| 24 | Arrested by recognition , she stared at the picture — one of Elise 's best — of a blind gypsy . |
| 25 | Her eyes widened and she stared at the page before throwing the paper down . |
| 26 | Unable to meet his eyes , she stared at the garden , wondering vaguely why it looked the same when she felt so very different . |
| 27 | She stared at the creature twisting and wriggling in the glass . |
| 28 | She stared at the rim of her cup and said tonelessly , ‘ As you 'll have gathered , I was — devastated when I heard Elise had died . |
| 29 | Idiotically she stared at the receiver in her hands and then dropped it back on its hook . |
| 30 | She stared at the graph . |