Example sentences of "stared at [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I left the car outside the farm and was about to walk between the walls when I paused and stared at a cow in the field on the other side of the road .
2 We stared at a girl in a too-short red T-shirt , the writhing , glistening flesh in the pit of her back exposed .
3 She stared at a watercolour of a moorland scene which hung between the two windows .
4 Rob stared at a space above Merrill 's head .
5 Alexander stared at a point above Corbett 's head .
6 The clerk stared at a point above the priest 's head
7 I stared at a picture of a cedar tree in curious perspective .
8 He sat up and stared at the sky in wonder .
9 After Joe had hung up , he stared at the window for a while .
10 Lisa stared at the message for a long , long time , trying to stifle the sudden swift beat of her heart .
11 She stared at the warrior in front of her ; his helmet was intricately engraved , with sweeping lines and curves that reminded her briefly of Jake 's cup .
12 Alan stared at the noticeboard on the opposite wall , pretending to read something but seeing nothing but a blur of the leaflets , notes , scraps of ribbon and withered buttonholes which Lucy had pegged up there .
13 Liz Headleand stared at the scene with a marked lack of dismay , as Kate Armstrong knelt down and started to dust the earth off Giles , looking up to ask anyone who might be interested about the little blobs of white polystyrene that always seem to come mixed with bulb fibre : ‘ What is this stuff ? ’ asked Kate , ‘ I 've often wondered , ’ as she proceeded to re-pot a hyacinth with one hand while stroking Giles 's shoulder with the other .
14 Caroline stared at the telephone in her hand .
15 They both stared at the water with reluctance stamped all over their faces , then Sam 's cleared as he thought of a more palatable solution .
16 He put down the pot , stared at the floor for a few seconds and then looked up glowering , pointed his finger at me in a way that was frightening because it was so sudden .
17 They stared at the floor for a few seconds then said ‘ You 'll have to come back because we did n't have the right tools . ’ ’
18 He sat and stared at the desk in front of him , the creamy whorls in the wood , the tanned grain .
19 Athelstan stared at the hubbub around them , the people oblivious to his dark thoughts of murder , fighting their way through the stalls , gossiping , talking , buying and selling , engaged in everyday matters .
20 Masklin stared at the throng below the Ship .
21 He stared at the bottom of the door .
22 Blanche stared at the back of the driver 's head to win time to think .
23 He was walking out of the tower when he glanced up , stopped , froze as he stared at the horror above his head .
24 Billy 's eyes stared at the wad in disbelief .
25 Zack stared at the assembly of household items lying in the box in his free hand .
26 Lucasta stared at the pile of library books on the table .
27 Sweetheart stared at the mess on the kitchen floor , then at the unhappy little boy , then back at the ruined flowers .
28 I stared at the mess of faggots round the hearth of the closed kiln , supernumerary now .
29 And , although Folly stared at the slip of pasteboard with the kind of intensity that fortune-tellers reserved for Tarot cards , she did n't know exactly what he had in mind …
30 Tapping a ruler across the palm of her hand , Sister Rosario stared at the child for a few seconds .
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