Example sentences of "[pers pn] stared at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That evening is I crouched at the back of the slit trench , swatting the mauses and listening to the sound of shells passing over and the rain dripping steadily in through the entrance to the trench , I stared at the pool of water getting larger and hoped that the rain would soon stop , if it does n't I 'm in for an uncomfortable night . |
| 2 | As I stared at the German with the white flag , I remembered ( as no doubt the five Frenchmen lying beside me also remembered ) a short time ago in Amfreville a small party of Germans had surrendered and , as the Commando patrol approached , one of the Germans had lobbed a grenade , killing and wounding several members of the patrol . |
| 3 | I stared at the innocent little square of foil on the counter . |
| 4 | I stared at the sitting figure . |
| 5 | I stared at the empty yard where Billingsley 's car had stood . |
| 6 | I stared at the road and was not really surprised by the discovery that I recognized the man in a grey suit crossing with a police-sergeant . |
| 7 | I stared at the wall . |
| 8 | As I stared at the display , the reflections of myself and Mr Broadhurst in the plate-glass window came into focus as well , imposed over the vista . |
| 9 | I stared at the photograph again , concentrating hard . |
| 10 | I stared at the path . |
| 11 | I stared at the opposite wall . |
| 12 | I stared at the picture again . |
| 13 | I stared at the one on the left , not the one he had inventoried . |
| 14 | Mala and I stared at the enlarging disc that appeared on other screens after Posi revolved the ship to bring the lateral ceptors to bear . |
| 15 | In the lavatory I stared at the mirror . |
| 16 | I stared at the mess of faggots round the hearth of the closed kiln , supernumerary now . |
| 17 | I stared at the cardinal . |
| 18 | I stared at the screen . |
| 19 | I stared at the skull-like face , the hollowed cheek bones , the red hair now combed smoothly back from the forehead . |
| 20 | She stared at the floor , turning pink and feeling so confused that she almost missed what Mr Hollins was saying . |
| 21 | Then she stared at the picture for a full minute . |
| 22 | He could tell she was very annoyed by the way she jogged her foot up and down as she stared at the window . |
| 23 | Mutinously she stared at the ground . |
| 24 | She stared at the doctor . |
| 25 | She stared at the fire , lost in thought . |
| 26 | She stared at the floor , at the sudden crack of light beneath the bedroom door . |
| 27 | Breathing deeply , fighting sudden fresh tears , she stared at the whitewashed walls of the tiny , tidy yard . |
| 28 | She stared at the creature twisting and wriggling in the glass . |
| 29 | And she stared at the girl for a full minute , before turning to Ben again and with a helpless gesture saying , ‘ My God ! |
| 30 | She stared at the contents . |