Example sentences of "he stared [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Each time he drew on the mouthpiece , setting in motion the gentle protracted gurgle , he stared into space , completely absorbed .
2 He stared into Joe 's face and smiled at him , his deep blue eyes seemingly full of gratitude and admiration .
3 He stared into Johnny 's face for several seconds , turned abruptly on his heel and strode away without looking back .
4 He stared over Gabriel 's head .
5 They were light ; he was aware of the fact even as he stared at Mrs Patten .
6 He stared at Mrs Bumble again .
7 He stared at Nicola in silence , his eyes everywhere .
8 And he stared at Jed for a moment , then he smiled slowly .
9 He stared at Athelstan .
10 He stared at Dinah ; she was half sitting , half lying in her cotton wrapper , the child in its cradle nearby .
11 Instead he stared at Blanche , his eyelashes remarkably long and black , his hamster cheeks plump and shiny .
12 His face was a cold blank mask , only the eyes were alive as he stared at Ryan — and then , with one swift movement , he took his hand away so that Ryan crumpled to the floor .
13 He stared at Lambert 's stranded plane .
14 He stared at Lambert through the mirror .
15 He stared at Myles with his heavy-lidded eyes , a slight smile on his face .
16 He stared at Alexei for a moment longer , and then suddenly he grinned impishly .
17 Like Alexei , he had nails on the ends of his fingers instead of talons , and he stared at Alexei 's hands as he gave him a filled cup , then raised his eyes and bowed solemnly .
18 He stared at Alexei , and the pupils in his amber eyes seemed to expand , then contract again .
19 He stared at Alexei .
20 He stared at Benjamin .
21 He stared at Grimma .
22 He stared at Joe .
23 He stared at Galvone .
24 He stared at Jekub for a long while .
25 He stared at Hannele 's pale , drawn , serious face and he knew that she was genuine and convinced .
26 He stared at Morris disapprovingly , as if Morris had spent the whole morning in idleness .
27 Then for a moment , understandably disorientated , he stared at Alistair as if uncertain of his intentions , or even his identity .
28 He stared at Rostov as if he was calculating the value of what he had said .
29 He stared at Nuadu , and Nuadu stared back , and thought : CuRoi !
30 Finlayson thought for a good long time , while he stared at Callaghan 's bright new buttons .
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