Example sentences of "he stared [adv prt] at the " in BNC.

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1 He stared up at the taped and blackened windows passing slowly on either side .
2 ‘ I do n't know what , ’ replied Mr. Gordon , looking grave as he stared up at the circling plane .
3 He stared up at the gruff old man who was so kind to him .
4 He stared up at the windows and then caught sight of the pulpit .
5 He stared up at the plane .
6 He stared up at the grey shapes bobbing out in the lagoon .
7 He stared up at the shelves above him .
8 Athelstan went into the nave and sat at the base of a pillar , legs crossed , whilst he stared up at the high altar behind the rood screen .
9 He stared up at the starlit sky and shivered , not only from the biting cold but his own sombre fear of what might await him .
10 Then he stared down at the floor , gathering together the threads of the day .
11 ‘ Yes , ’ said Jack , but as she turned to him she saw his face suddenly turn pale as he stared down at the factory .
12 ‘ Have I ? ’ and he stared down at the letters .
13 He stared down at the paper , repeating softly , ‘ You 'll be all right .
14 He stared down at the whimpering person beyond the front of the cage , at the people around , at the Man staring at him for a moment , and then at Woil who had taken stance on a litter bin .
15 He stared down at the map .
16 He stared down at the carpet .
17 Chen pulled up sharply , almost thudding into Karr who stood there , his hands clenched at his sides , his great chest rising and falling heavily as he stared down at the three prone gangsters .
18 He stared down at the desk and spoke in a voice that was barely audible .
19 He stared down at the slow-moving water , seeing a vague , bearded reflection .
20 Benjamin 's hand went to his wallet and he gasped as he stared down at the beggar .
21 ‘ Strange , ’ Maltote interrupted , his face drawn and white as he stared down at the gory , blood-spattered wound .
22 He stared down at the white damask tablecloth ; I sipped my wine and studied the faces of the others .
23 He stared down at the Hoflin farm , then clumped back to the car .
24 This only discomfited the coroner further , he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy .
25 Holly no longer looked at him , he stared back at the stunted ruin that had been the office of the Commandant .
26 He stared back at the Cages , he glanced up at the trees behind them , he stared at the people who stared at him .
27 He stared out at the dappled sky , trying to remember .
28 He stared out at the world , arrogant and proud , helmet under his arm , resplendently handsome in his Dragoon officers ' uniform .
29 He stared out at the graveyard .
30 He stared out at the people in the pub , plunged in thought .
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