Example sentences of "staring [adv prt] at [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat down on one of the red spoon-shaped chairs in the station foyer and placed her feet neatly together on the black and white tiles , staring down at the shoes Nurse Rose had so gushingly admired . |
| 2 | ‘ Humph … ’ the policeman grunted , staring down at the notes before him . |
| 3 | You lose their attention if you keep staring down at the papers in your hand . |
| 4 | Leaving her abruptly , he moved to the desk and stood staring down at the papers lying on it , his attitude so tense that Lucy felt compelled to go to his side . |
| 5 | The families gathered round in a circle , staring down at the remains of their menfolk . |
| 6 | No answer suggested itself , however , and after a minute or two he became aware that as these thoughts whirled through his mind he had been staring down at the grilles confining the Chinese coolie families . |
| 7 | He wished he was free of Cranston and this matter ; free of Cheapside , back at the top of his tower , staring up at the stars . |
| 8 | Fergus took no notice ; he kept on crying , still staring up at the holes in the ceiling . |
| 9 | I love you ! she yelled silently , staring up at the skies . |
| 10 | She stood for several seconds , fingering her camera , staring up at the trees , glancing down the path and listening for the sound of trampling in the undergrowth that would herald Fernand 's return to his task . |
| 11 | He sat motionless , staring out at the Britches , for five minutes . |
| 12 | She laughed and did not reply , staring out at the trees . |