Example sentences of "stare [prep] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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1 | Mr. Mendez seemed to stare at him for a While , thinking or just looking . |
2 | She stares at me for a moment in her shocked haze of light . |
3 | Perry stares at her for a moment , and then examines her arm . |
4 | and others can , you know sit and stare at it for an hour still would n't know who it was . |
5 | 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 ? |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Her glance rested on him only for a matter of seconds , yet his face could not have registered more in her mind had she been staring at him for an hour . |
8 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
9 | Riven blinked , and realised he had been staring at nothing for a long minute . |
10 | I stood there staring at it for a moment , unable to believe what I saw . |
11 | After staring at it for a minute the client pointed at the picture and exclaimed angrily , " I do n't like that bean . " |
12 | He put down the phone , sat staring at it for a moment and then dialled once more . |
13 | She opened it with a trembling hand and sat staring at it for a long time . |
14 | We stood and stared after him for a few seconds , then one of the mortar team behind me remarked . |
15 | Dana stared after him for a moment , then turned a malevolent glare on Claudia . |
16 | Maurice stared after her for a moment . |
17 | I jerked the phone away from my ear and stared into it for a second . |
18 | She stared at him for a long time . |
19 | Alec stared at him for a few seconds , then walked out into the heat and glare of the mid-day sun . |
20 | Father Poole stared at him for a long while . |
21 | The face stared at him for a moment , and then looked away . |
22 | Mick stared at him for a moment , then again he said , ‘ Goodbye . ’ |
23 | With his head to one side Len stared at him for a moment , then asked , ‘ No friends or acquaintances , like ? ’ |
24 | She stared at him for a long moment wondering if in her indignation she had hurt his feelings , but his eyes were narrowed and she could not read his expression . |
25 | The woman stared at him for a moment , without expression , and then with a little smile handed the doll back to Artemis . |
26 | She stared at him for a moment , then grinned . |
27 | Dexter meant it as a joke but Blanche stared at him for a moment , as if the comment was intended as a serious criticism , before she chuckled softly . |
28 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
29 | Jessamy stared at him for a moment , then her mouth set into a line that was almost as determined as his own . |
30 | She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said . |