Example sentences of "they stared at [det] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stared at each other in hostile silence . |
| 2 | They stared at each other in the lamplight , then she sighed and said , ‘ Well , it is n't always hereditary ; it misses generations , so I understand . ’ |
| 3 | Then they stared at each other in silence and saw into each other 's heart , sensing that each was a little afraid of what was to come , and of the powers that they felt were in their wings and across their lives and which had brought them together . |
| 4 | They stared at each other in silence , their roles reversed : Lydia fearful and Betty courageous . |
| 5 | They stared at each other in silence for a moment , surprised to find that they shared some fragment of a common cause : the unsolved mysteries that troubled them both , though twenty years and half a world apart , were somehow one and the same . |
| 6 | They stared at each other in mutual surprise , and then Sara 's feeling was succeeded by another which she recognised as pleasure — unexpectedly , pleasure . |
| 7 | They stared at each other in silence for a moment , before Laura hissed , ‘ It was Marissa ! |
| 8 | Breaking apart , they stared at each other in stunned silence . |