Example sentences of "stared at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Clutching her battered handbag , graceless in her servant 's clothes , Sally-Anne Tunstall advanced into the ambassador 's private drawing-room to confront her mother and father , who stared at the strange sight she presented . |
2 | She opened the door and stared at the grotesque couple . |
3 | On that frozen trackway , however , I just stared at the grotesque thing lying in the snow ; the hand seemed to be thrusting up through the earth as if some ghoul was struggling to rise from its grave . |
4 | He narrowed his eyes and stared at the distant wall of the Tower . |
5 | Mr Utterson stared at the closed door . |
6 | Leonora stared at the closed door forlornly , certain she 'd lie awake for what was left of the night . |
7 | We stared at the fallen magazine . |
8 | Merrill stared at the crumbly mess she was making on her plate . |
9 | Kelly stared at the pathetic figure for a moment and then let him go . |
10 | He stared at the small postcard in front of him . |
11 | Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill . |
12 | Sharpe instinctively reined in his horse as he stared at the small cluster of buildings that marked the crossroads called Quatre Bras . |
13 | He stared at the divine creature of his dreams and twenty years vanished . |
14 | He stared at the young man next to Philippa . |
15 | Richard Langton stared at the young girl before him . |
16 | Benjamin paused and we all stared at the young woman now sitting back in her chair looking up at the rafters , tapping the table top and humming a tune to herself . |
17 | They both stared at the young woman before them , sipping now at a brandy and port . |
18 | Ellen , usually so quick with a scornful reply , just stood and stared at the elegant stranger who stopped one pace away from her , took her hand , then bowed above her fingers . |
19 | It stared at the good eye moving frantically in its socket . |
20 | Hazel squatted on his haunches and stared at the orderly forest of small , glaucous trees with their columns of black-and-white bloom . |
21 | Partly in anger , partly in contempt , Jimmy turned away from him again and stared at the outside door , attempting to control his emotions . |
22 | They stared at the flat blade of rock jutting out of the turf-clad flank of the hill . |
23 | He stared at the complex array of panels , dials , visual display units and keyboards . |
24 | They stared at the wrecked car . |
25 | Flipping on to her back , she stared at the dark ceiling , listening to the faint night-time sounds from the creek , the far-off slap of water against the bows of the fishing-boats moored below . |
26 | He sat down on the plinth supporting the pumps and stared at the dark glass of the office for a while . |
27 | Paige stared at the accusing jade in horror , then , white-faced , raised her eyes to where Travis stood in the doorway between their rooms . |
28 | Kate stared at the white-tiled floor . |
29 | He stared at the ice-covered ground and half listened to the cold wind moaning gently amongst the trees . |
30 | Jack stared at the complacent guard in mounting horror . |