Example sentences of "stare [adv] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She stared dully at the logs crackling in the hearth . |
| 32 | He stared up at the windows and then caught sight of the pulpit . |
| 33 | I lay in my chair and stared up at the stars . |
| 34 | It was dark when they got outside , and , walking silently beside him , she stared up at the stars , and gave an unconscious little sigh . |
| 35 | He stared up at the shelves above him . |
| 36 | He took them out , stopped and stared up at the ravens cawing raucously against the blue sky . |
| 37 | And from the depths of the pool little yellow frogs stared up at the nomes . |
| 38 | Lydia stared incredulously at the floorboards through which these words rose . |
| 39 | Kate stared back at the files in front of her . |
| 40 | He stared back at the Cages , he glanced up at the trees behind them , he stared at the people who stared at him . |
| 41 | With a tired shrug , he wandered over to the window and stared out at the grounds . |
| 42 | He put down his pen and stared out at the Britches , which shifted gently and continuously in the light wind . |
| 43 | As she stared unseeingly at the advertisements in yet another newsagent 's window Folly felt the old anger come surging back . |
| 44 | He sat on the top of the large expanse of teak desk and stared coldly at the men who had made it to the top of one of the biggest corporations in the world , employing nearly one million people . |
| 45 | All three of them stared silently at the walls . |
| 46 | Tess went inside the ancient church and stared sadly at the tombs of her ancestors . |
| 47 | The Curator did not see the look in Mr Wolski 's eyes as he glanced back to the window and stared again at the wolves outside , who had turned to face the icy wind with narrowed yellow eyes . |
| 48 | She felt no surprise at hearing Luke 's voice — indeed , she felt nothing but a cold numbness as she stared round at the ruins of her home . |
| 49 | She stared blankly at the adverts . |
| 50 | She stared blankly at the boys for a couple of seconds , then shook her head and tried to ignore the fears that crowded her . |