Example sentences of "stare [prep] it for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and others can , you know sit and stare at it for an hour still would n't know who it was . |
| 2 | Did Changez have any idea of the reluctance with which his bride-to-be , now moving across to her bookshelf , picking up a book by Kate Millett , staring into it for a few minutes and replacing it after a reproachful and pitying glance from her mother , would be exchanging vows with him ? |
| 3 | I stood there staring at it for a moment , unable to believe what I saw . |
| 4 | After staring at it for a minute the client pointed at the picture and exclaimed angrily , " I do n't like that bean . " |
| 5 | He put down the phone , sat staring at it for a moment and then dialled once more . |
| 6 | She opened it with a trembling hand and sat staring at it for a long time . |
| 7 | I 've been staring at it for the past hour , waiting for it to start twitching around like a fat little worm on a fishing hook . |
| 8 | I jerked the phone away from my ear and stared into it for a second . |
| 9 | I can not be sure that he noticed all that , but he stared at it for a long time , getting down on his hands . |
| 10 | Replacing the phone he stared at it for a moment , then glanced at Bodie , who was waiting apprehensively for the news from the hospital . |
| 11 | Says Mike , ‘ When the chimps first saw the platform , they stared at it for a long time , and then they realised it was just me up there , and carried on . ’ |
| 12 | Preston stared at it for a moment , frowning . |
| 13 | She stared at it for a couple of minutes , then , with a prolonged sigh , began to take them out and put them back into the cupboards and drawers . |
| 14 | She stared at it for a long time , shivering , icy fingers trailing along her spine . |
| 15 | Lifting out the ornament , a beautifully sculpted ballerina on point , she stared at it for a moment , then gave a faint , rather sad smile . |
| 16 | It stared at it for a moment , rubbing its arms , and then it picked up the telephone . |
| 17 | She slid the geranium from her ear and stared at it for a moment , then shifted her gaze to her still unpacked cases by the door . |
| 18 | She stared at it for a moment , her body feeling frozen , her heart as still as a stone in her chest . |
| 19 | All three of them stared at it for an instant . |