Example sentences of "staring at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ His eyes are a very nice color , ’ Isobel said , still staring at the sleeping baby . |
| 32 | She was staring at the far wall of the small room , which was completely covered in postcards and photogravure cards from just about every city in Europe . |
| 33 | She stood staring at the yellow-flowered table cloth , as phrases formed and reformed inside her head , but she said nothing . |
| 34 | She had no fire in her bedroom , where she had been sitting waiting for his call , and staring at the dying mistletoe . |
| 35 | Myles sat upright , hands on knees , staring at the leaping flames . |
| 36 | Staring at the other girl , her face puzzled , she began slowly , ‘ But Leo said — ’ |
| 37 | He rubbed his eyes as he stood there , staring at the two strangers . |
| 38 | After staring at the two chaps with ‘ you 'll do for a light snack ’ eyes , the lion started to wander towards them . |
| 39 | She wore a great deal of make-up at all times , but that day , perhaps just as primitive man might have painted his face as a protection , she was garnished with particularly bright eye colours and lipstick , so that it was a little garish mask staring at the two policemen . |
| 40 | By now the card games were forgotten , everyone staring at the two men . |
| 41 | He was staring at the two men at the nearby table . |
| 42 | He stopped in the centre of the room , staring at the two men . |
| 43 | You walk and walk , staring at the chic emporia . |
| 44 | Robin-Anne had been staring at the dark sea , but now she turned her big eyes back to me . |
| 45 | Haavikko closed the door behind him then gave a small shudder , staring at the tiny slip of plastic in his hand . |
| 46 | Time in the waiting room , staring at the wounded apples and their open flesh . |
| 47 | Could it be from Doreen ? she wondered , staring at the mauve envelope . |
| 48 | ‘ He would n't speak to you , Gilbert , ’ continued Rohmer , still staring at the shattered window as if willing the lightning to return . |
| 49 | Fran frowned , staring at the broad expanse of his bare back that was presented to her . |
| 50 | He moved slowly round the perimeter staring at the seven disciples who had so far survived the ungodly war . |
| 51 | They remained in a huddle on the pavement , staring at the dazzling array of kitchen equipment as if hypnotised . |
| 52 | I sat on the pew sucking my sore thumb , staring at the glowing valves , waiting for my father and the hard questions I knew — whatever he said — were coming . |
| 53 | Bernie was standing still with his coat on , staring at the little girl . |
| 54 | Mr Evans was sitting there , staring at the dead fire , the poker in his hand . |
| 55 | Zen stood staring at the younger man in considerable embarrassment . |
| 56 | He collapsed back on the bed , eyes wide and staring at the white ceiling . |
| 57 | She hailed it , gave the Chinese driver her address in a monotone , and sank back in the air-conditioned interior , staring at the white skyscrapers below . |
| 58 | Cameron was staring at the shut door . |
| 59 | After the Palestinian militancy of Lebanon , it was like staring at the wrong side of a mirror : Palestine through the looking glass . |
| 60 | As the sound of his car died away she found herself staring at the blank windows of Ivy Cottage across the lane . |