Example sentences of "[noun pl] and stared at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ronni opened her eyes and stared at the moon , feeling her poor heart quiver inside her . |
| 2 | He narrowed his eyes and stared at the distant wall of the Tower . |
| 3 | The row about Catholicism got her out of the house and carried her through two euphoric days , during which she thought about the Trinity , existed on lollipops and stared at the Celebration of the Mass from the back of Westminster Cathedral . |
| 4 | She tucked her hands under her armpits and stared at the ground . |
| 5 | ‘ No , ’ he answered , and he picked at one of the nails on his fingers and stared at the floorboards wishing he could disappear into them . |
| 6 | Hazel squatted on his haunches and stared at the orderly forest of small , glaucous trees with their columns of black-and-white bloom . |
| 7 | He whipped at his horse with the reins and stared at the wood ahead , trying to drag it closer by sheer willpower . |
| 8 | Patrick ran both hands through his hair and buried his head in his hands and stared at the fine linen table cloth . |
| 9 | Cranston steadied himself carefully on the icy cobbles and stared at the sky . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought that was what you said , ’ he muttered , then , drawing in his breath , he put his head back against the pillows and stared at the ceiling . |
| 11 | He sat down on the plinth supporting the pumps and stared at the dark glass of the office for a while . |
| 12 | She picked up the binoculars and stared at the front door of the plane . |