Example sentences of "he stared [prep] the [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 at the young man next to Philippa . |
| 13 | He stared at the divine creature of his dreams and twenty years vanished . |
| 14 | He stared at the ice-covered ground and half listened to the cold wind moaning gently amongst the trees . |
| 15 | He stared at the two assistants in their smart white blouses and green aprons . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He stared at the complex array of panels , dials , visual display units and keyboards . |
| 18 | He stared at the small postcard in front of him . |
| 19 | Sharpe instinctively reined in his horse as he stared at the small cluster of buildings that marked the crossroads called Quatre Bras . |
| 20 | He stared at the sooty-looking ball of black chaos that was her hair , wanting her , terrified of her . |
| 21 | He stared at the old man . |
| 22 | He stared at the darkened forecourt . |
| 23 | He stared at the unfamiliar brown bread , dark brown with an even darker , almost black crust . |
| 24 | He stared at the unfamiliar car for a moment , then his face hardened as he recognised her . |
| 25 | He frowned as he stared at the brown water still gushing from the tap . |
| 26 | 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 … |
| 27 | He stared at the empty television screen , at a loss , silenced . |
| 28 | He stared at the empty glass for a moment . |
| 29 | He stared at the intricate tooling on his shoes , at the weave of the laces , at the scuff on the left toe . |
| 30 | The three of them looked at the dark-dressed figure of their brother , his head back , as he stared at the huge oil painting of highland cattle hanging on the broad stone wall of the fireplace , and he answered , ‘ I do n't know , Reggie . |