Example sentences of "stared at it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Hamleys bag sat on the dressing table at the end of his room , the one clean , bright item in the place , and Joe lay back on the bed and stared at it as the daylight outside gave way to the evening . |
| 2 | I can not be sure that he noticed all that , but he stared at it for a long time , getting down on his hands . |
| 3 | Replacing the phone he stared at it for a moment , then glanced at Bodie , who was waiting apprehensively for the news from the hospital . |
| 4 | Says Mike , ‘ When the chimps first saw the platform , they stared at it for a long time , and then they realised it was just me up there , and carried on . ’ |
| 5 | Preston stared at it for a moment , frowning . |
| 6 | She stared at it for a couple of minutes , then , with a prolonged sigh , began to take them out and put them back into the cupboards and drawers . |
| 7 | She stared at it for a long time , shivering , icy fingers trailing along her spine . |
| 8 | Lifting out the ornament , a beautifully sculpted ballerina on point , she stared at it for a moment , then gave a faint , rather sad smile . |
| 9 | It stared at it for a moment , rubbing its arms , and then it picked up the telephone . |
| 10 | She slid the geranium from her ear and stared at it for a moment , then shifted her gaze to her still unpacked cases by the door . |
| 11 | She stared at it for a moment , her body feeling frozen , her heart as still as a stone in her chest . |
| 12 | All three of them stared at it for an instant . |
| 13 | Then after a pause he took a letter at random from the middle of the stack ; he stared at it with an unfocused , an uncommitted eye . |