Example sentences of "bed [coord] [vb past] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He showered again to get rid of the tell-tale smell , then lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling , quite immobile , thinking .
2 Evelyn lay on her bed and stared at the ceiling .
3 She went home — alone — and sat in darkness staring at the blank face of the television until eleven , and then she went to bed and stared at the ceiling instead .
4 Marion sat on the bed and stared at the wallpaper ( roses — so pretty — she had chosen it herself ) without seeing it .
5 She went indoors to her room , lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling until a nurse brought lunch .
6 Laying my pack of cigarettes on the table , I lay back on the bed and looked at the ceiling .
7 Richard sat on the side of the bed and looked at the floor .
8 She sank down on to the bed and glanced at the writing pad that she 'd tossed there after a brief effort to write to Arnie .
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