Example sentences of "stared [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lissa adjusted her foothold on the sloping riverbank and stared crossly at the cabin cruiser moored on the gently rippling water . |
| 2 | She stared uneasily at the envelope , at the black , firm hand , at the French stamp , and then she put out the light and went to bed . |
| 3 | And all the time he stared mercilessly at the student . |
| 4 | Sometimes men in mackintoshes stared in at the bookshop windows as if building up to a flash . |
| 5 | She stared down at the papers in her hand , not wanting to look at him . |
| 6 | He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 7 | For a moment she stared down at the stains and the roses , and then she walked away . |
| 8 | Heathcliff stared down at the child he was holding . |
| 9 | She stared down at the crucifix , wondering desperately how much they knew , whether they had any knowledge of her liaison with Tristram or whether these questions were merely based upon suspicion . |
| 10 | We flew above the skeletal radio mast and I stared down at the row of huge houses . |
| 11 | They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace . |
| 12 | Tallis stared down at the shard of the ruined statue and with a thrill of pleasure realized that she did : an image of the female in the land . |
| 13 | Then he stared down at the floor , gathering together the threads of the day . |
| 14 | He stopped and stared down at the floor . |
| 15 | She stared down at the floor and the remains of what had been a human being . |
| 16 | This only discomfited the coroner further , he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy . |
| 17 | After a minute or so , when she felt stronger , she opened out the paper and stared down at the message printed there . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Jack , but as she turned to him she saw his face suddenly turn pale as he stared down at the factory . |
| 19 | Still , she reflected soberly as she stared down at the water , being on the boat had at least served to clarify her thoughts in one direction . |
| 20 | He stared down at the desk and spoke in a voice that was barely audible . |
| 21 | He stared down at the Hoflin farm , then clumped back to the car . |
| 22 | ‘ Have I ? ’ and he stared down at the letters . |
| 23 | Wyn-rajathuk rubbed ash between his palms and stared down at the smear of grey lines . |
| 24 | Sharpe stared down at the map . |
| 25 | He stared down at the map . |
| 26 | ‘ No more chocolate , thanks , ’ she said again , then stared down at the topaz surrounded by a cluster of diamonds which Vitor had slid on to the third finger of her left hand . |
| 27 | Bodie went up the steps and stared down at the girl , who looked up at him pathetically . |
| 28 | Carrie leaned back in her chair and rubbed the tips of her fingers across her forehead as she stared down at the mass of papers on the kitchen table . |
| 29 | Grandson Richard stared down at the nome on his shoulder . |
| 30 | Opening her briefcase , she stared down at the contents . |