Example sentences of "stared [adv] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Ashi stared dumbly at the misty figure behind the blinding aureole . |
2 | She stared down at the disgusting mass as it came away in her hand for a moment and then she marched after him with pursed lips and a determined gleam in her eyes . |
3 | When Coleby had gone , Peter leaned against the wall and stared down at the worn linoleum . |
4 | Connon stared down at the young man in the picture as if he was looking at a stranger and trying to analyse what made him seem vaguely familiar . |
5 | She stared down at the living dead face . |
6 | Crouched in the shadows at the curve of the banister , Frankie stared down at the dark jungle of coats and jackets hanging from a row of wall-hooks in the lower corridor . |
7 | Athelstan stared down at the long , white face under its tarry black hood . |
8 | She stared down at the scattered glass shimmering in the blackened water , remembered stories of people drowning in only inches of water and acknowledged her condition with a sinking heart . |
9 | She collapsed on to the window-seat and stared down at the spectacular landscape spread out below . |
10 | Someone kicked his washing-bag over and stared down at the spilled shirt sleeve , the maroon-edged handkerchief . |
11 | He stared down at the slow-moving water , seeing a vague , bearded reflection . |
12 | Bodie stared down at the spread-eagled figure , then reached out to close the staring eyes . |
13 | ‘ Strange , ’ Maltote interrupted , his face drawn and white as he stared down at the gory , blood-spattered wound . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | Virginia stared down at the half-eaten roll on her plate , and took a shaky sip of coffee . |
16 | Gladys Brown clenched her hands and stared down at the bony knuckles . |
17 | She stared down at the crumpled bed as the door clicked quietly behind him , and then buried her face miserably into the pillow . |
18 | I stared down at the white face of the ratman . |
19 | He stared down at the white damask tablecloth ; I sipped my wine and studied the faces of the others . |
20 | Ruth trailed her fingers in the icy water and stared down at the weird rock formations below the surface of the crystal-clear water . |
21 | Joe stared down at the large , rough hand gently rubbing against him . |
22 | Sharpe , his telescope open , stared down at the old , familiar enemy . |
23 | She stared down at the frothing white surf that slid past the ship 's side and fell into a reverie in which imaginings of her future life became mixed with memories of past days at Ballingolin . |
24 | We then removed the funeral cloths , lifted the gauze veils and stared down at the royal corpse . |
25 | He had sounded immensely sad as he spoke , and I wondered if the girl had meant more to him than being merely a casual friend , but I did not like to ask and Maggovertski was clearly disinclined to explain more , so I just stared down at the aerial chart , and I suddenly noticed , in an otherwise empty space beneath an intersection of two air corridors , the tiny island of Murder Cay . |
26 | Jack Butler stared morosely at the large white television in his modern penthouse fiat in the centre of Leeds . |
27 | Helen stared doggedly at a Swiss cheese plant . |
28 | Not totally sure she actually wanted to illuminate what she already knew she was going to find , she snapped down the switch and stared disagreeably at the glistening drops that plopped relentlessly on to the dresser . |
29 | Benin moved to the writing desk and stared absently at the framed family photograph then turned back to Werner . |
30 | He stared mournfully at the bright strip which appeared to float in the cold air over the small table . |