Example sentences of "stare [adv] at [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother and baby lie side by side : Mrs Williams , represented as wearing day-clothes , is propped up on her right elbow , staring adoringly at her deceased infant ; the latter is wrapped in a fine close-fitting linen shroud , drawn up over the feet rather than under , and tied at the knees with a fairly broad linen band . |
| 2 | When the prince heard the story , over a conference table littered with notes , despatches and letters , he first opened eyes and mouth wide with shock and disbelief , and cried : ‘ Never say so ! ’ and then as suddenly laughed aloud , crowing : ‘ A judgment ! ’ , looking , for once , a year or so less than his age and capable of mischief ; and then he looked very grave indeed , and sat staring moodily at his table-full of papers , and said , dismayed : ‘ The king will be out of himself with anger . |
| 3 | Fred stared hopefully at his empty glass . |
| 4 | With a hard swift kiss , he levered himself upright and Hilary stared unashamedly at his magnificent body , then grinned cheekily when he gave her a wry look . |
| 5 | Rachel stared fixedly at his tanned throat where the white shirt was unbuttoned . |
| 6 | Corbett stared hard at his old mentor . |
| 7 | ‘ You do n't want to marry me — ’ his hot mouth was less than an inch above her face as she stared resolutely at his dark red silk tie ‘ — but there 's something else you do want to do with me . ’ |
| 8 | Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Ford , commanding officer of the Prince of Wales 's Own Volunteers , twisted in his saddle and stared anxiously at his senior Major who , because he was deaf , had heard nothing . |
| 9 | One day she herself was looking in the mirror , and her sailor came up behind her and put his arms around her waist , and stared hungrily at her joyous face . |
| 10 | And she stared too at her own friends , who appeared to her suddenly in a new light , laughing and fiddling with their luggage labels , and casting their eyes around them as though unbalanced by the sudden variety of choice . |
| 11 | Edward came in at the french window and stared blankly at his younger sister . |