Example sentences of "he stared [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He stared into the dark depths of her eyes .
2 He stared into the dark recesses of the room .
3 Hector , lying rigid not to waken his grandfather , heard as he stared into the great burning swirls of furnace-fire and blood that roared in front of his darkened eyes .
4 He stared into the blackest night .
5 He stared into the flickering light of the candle , leaning back on his heels .
6 A face rushed up to meet him , clear and lifelike ; he stared into the sweet round face of his long-dead wife .
7 He stared into the silent , fear-filled face .
8 He stared into the green darkness behind them .
9 On the gloomy half-landing he stared into the mildewed mirror .
10 He stared through the paned glass and smiled apologetically .
11 He stared towards the 18th green for a moment , then disappeared again .
12 He stared for a few more seconds and let his head fall back .
13 He stared at the young man next to Philippa .
14 He stared at the divine creature of his dreams and twenty years vanished .
15 He stared at the ice-covered ground and half listened to the cold wind moaning gently amongst the trees .
16 He stared at the two assistants in their smart white blouses and green aprons .
17 He stared at the low wooden fence and the pure sward of snow yellowed by the lights , and at the low wire fence and at the high wire fence and at the high wooden fence .
18 He stared at the complex array of panels , dials , visual display units and keyboards .
19 He stared at the small postcard in front of him .
20 Sharpe instinctively reined in his horse as he stared at the small cluster of buildings that marked the crossroads called Quatre Bras .
21 He stared at the sooty-looking ball of black chaos that was her hair , wanting her , terrified of her .
22 He stared at the old man .
23 He stared at the darkened forecourt .
24 He stared at the unfamiliar brown bread , dark brown with an even darker , almost black crust .
25 He stared at the unfamiliar car for a moment , then his face hardened as he recognised her .
26 He frowned as he stared at the brown water still gushing from the tap .
27 And yet , on this fevered night … he stared at the heavy , handsome head , looked at it until it became a strange thing to him , a feeling of stone , a sight he saw from another part of the room , this unbodied head reflected more truly in the mirror than in the live skull itself …
28 He stared at the empty television screen , at a loss , silenced .
29 He stared at the empty glass for a moment .
30 He stared at the intricate tooling on his shoes , at the weave of the laces , at the scuff on the left toe .
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