Example sentences of "stared at the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat up and stared at the sky in wonder . |
| 2 | After Joe had hung up , he stared at the window for a while . |
| 3 | Lisa stared at the message for a long , long time , trying to stifle the sudden swift beat of her heart . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Caroline stared at the telephone in her hand . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ ’ |
| 11 | He sat and stared at the desk in front of him , the creamy whorls in the wood , the tanned grain . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Masklin stared at the throng below the Ship . |
| 14 | He stared at the bottom of the door . |
| 15 | Blanche stared at the back of the driver 's head to win time to think . |
| 16 | He was walking out of the tower when he glanced up , stopped , froze as he stared at the horror above his head . |
| 17 | Billy 's eyes stared at the wad in disbelief . |
| 18 | Zack stared at the assembly of household items lying in the box in his free hand . |
| 19 | Lucasta stared at the pile of library books on the table . |
| 20 | Sweetheart stared at the mess on the kitchen floor , then at the unhappy little boy , then back at the ruined flowers . |
| 21 | I stared at the mess of faggots round the hearth of the closed kiln , supernumerary now . |
| 22 | 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 … |
| 23 | Tapping a ruler across the palm of her hand , Sister Rosario stared at the child for a few seconds . |
| 24 | ‘ But you 're right , Lewis , ’ added Morse slowly , as he sat back and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds . |
| 25 | Mr Kronweiser stared at the ceiling in creative agony for a space , and then , neatly scoring through the word ‘ validity ’ , he substituted ‘ authenticity ’ . |
| 26 | He stared at the river with his shoulders shaking and his hands clasped tightly in his lap . |
| 27 | ‘ Fell in the river ? ’ repeated Gus like an indignant echo , and stared at the smear of blood staining his muddy fingers . |
| 28 | And she stared at the girl for a full minute , before turning to Ben again and with a helpless gesture saying , ‘ My God ! |
| 29 | They , too , checked and stared at the sight of the river . |
| 30 | The row about Catholicism got her out of the house and carried her through two euphoric days , during which she thought about the Trinity , existed on lollipops and stared at the Celebration of the Mass from the back of Westminster Cathedral . |