Example sentences of "staring out [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bella lapsed into silence , staring out to the west at the vast industrial complex upstream of the resort . |
| 2 | ‘ It was years before I realised it was even common parlance , ’ Kenneth said , still staring out to the loch . |
| 3 | I lay on my back , my head on the sandy ground , staring out to the side where the body of the buck lay at the end of a little curved line of black , and tangled in the arm-rest and grip of the catapult . |
| 4 | She had her way and Corbett went back to his chamber , staring out through the window , glaring at the blue-black clouds gathering over the Epping Forest . |
| 5 | In one of the big rooms at the front of the house , Meg stood beside one of the huge , open shutters , staring out through the trees at the river . |
| 6 | ‘ Besides , I fancy a change , ’ she added , raking her hair from her forehead and staring out over the balcony of the apartment . |
| 7 | Kenneth grinned , staring out over the balustrade of the terrace towards the hills on the far side of Loch Fyne . |
| 8 | There stood G. F. Westerby , looking pleased with himself , staring out over the decades , with the mysterious past behind him . |
| 9 | Graham was standing by his window , staring out over the roof of the Comet Building across the street , and when Mike saw who was sitting at Graham 's desk , he had to make a strong effort not to show his surprise . |
| 10 | But this was untrue , for Minch had become quieter and more peaceful as the months had gone by , staring out over the Zoo with a mysterious tranquillity , as if she had found some contentment that eluded the others . |
| 11 | I got to my feet and stood by Taff at the gun , both of us staring out into the night . |
| 12 | She moved over to the window , staring out into the darkness . |
| 13 | On the roof of one of the cars stood a young man in battle-dress , his gun at the ready , staring out into the darkness . |
| 14 | He was staring out into the darkness as if the sound was perfectly normal . |
| 15 | She poured herself a gin and tonic and took up a position she had frequently occupied since the kidnap — standing by the lounge window , staring out into the garden , glass cupped in her right hand and cradled against her breast like a child , cigarette held aloft in her left hand , mouth half-open , eyes fixed intently on some distant and perhaps invisible object . |
| 16 | We were halfway along one side of the ship , and as I looked to the left I saw Oliver about fifteen feet away , staring out into the Channel . |
| 17 | You stay on that , staring out into the dark , till you 're half-way back to Deptford . |
| 18 | Instead , she went and stood by her bedroom window , staring out into the street below , where the lamps cast their pale orange light over the pavement . |
| 19 | The spoilt , black-haired girl sitting beside him staring out at the river . |
| 20 | Sir John took the goblet and went over to the window , staring out at the sun dazzling the snow on Tower Green . |
| 21 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 22 | He could have been seven hundred miles away , his hand holding the side curtain open a little and staring out at the darkness . |
| 23 | He sat motionless , staring out at the Britches , for five minutes . |
| 24 | She stood , staring out at the pond and the dark Grove rising up the mountain behind it . |
| 25 | As I sat in the mouth of the cave looking out at the change in the weather , I wondered how a man in the Old Stone Age must have felt , staring out at the rain , knowing that if it did n't let up soon he 'd have to go out in it and knock a mammoth on the head for tea . |
| 26 | After a quick glance back through the shop ( Maisie and Ruthie were staring out at the street in silence ) Henry slid one sheet of the printed paper into Gordon 's typewriter . |
| 27 | Smiling to herself , she glanced into the room , and saw General Froebe staring out at the dock with a melancholy gaze . |
| 28 | For example , one of their star turns , David Swift , whose appearance in the first programme of the series staring out at the world through bright blue eyes beneath a battered trilby marked him out as a natural , recalls going to dance halls in the 1950s in search of girls : ‘ I mean there were plenty of songs coming out then where they say , Look at the way she walks . |
| 29 | She laughed and did not reply , staring out at the trees . |
| 30 | Matthew Arnold , staring out at the Channel , thought of Sophocles and the sea of faith that had since receded . |