Example sentences of "she [was/were] staring [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 And now she was staring to the full capacity of her vision and her mind , reading him , sensing him , willing him — for God 's sake , for God 's sake — not to make further sport of her now .
2 She was staring at the flowers .
3 She was staring at the platform again .
4 She was staring at the holiday roster as if it contained the meaning of life .
5 She was staring at the far wall of the small room , which was completely covered in postcards and photogravure cards from just about every city in Europe .
6 In fact , she was staring at the ceiling of the escape pod .
7 She was staring at the sea again .
8 He waited for her smile , but she was staring at the plate .
9 There 's so many strange little things- ’ She was staring at the shelves of the dresser , where various antique plates ( prized by Lucy for the colour of their glaze , or the intricacy of their design ) vied for attention with two corn dollies , a brass frog , some Victorian bottles and two tall feathery maidenhair ferns .
10 She realized that she was staring at the snow .
11 She was staring at the coffin , the wooden box with fancy trimmings which held the mortal remains of Edwin Garland , her uncle and employer .
12 He glanced at Nina for support but by this time she was staring at the ground .
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