Example sentences of "[conj] stare at [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She had no fire in her bedroom , where she had been sitting waiting for his call , and staring at the dying mistletoe . |
| 32 | Lionan , the dandy , was talking behind his hand to the brutal Mullach , who was gulping his beer moodily and staring at the serving maids as they passed him in a bustling procession . |
| 33 | All I can do is lie in bed , listening to the howling wind and staring at the grey northern sky . |
| 34 | He collapsed back on the bed , eyes wide and staring at the white ceiling . |
| 35 | They sat in the back of the Dacia for the drive from Otopeni Airport to the outskirts of the city , holding hands and staring at the lights flashing past . |
| 36 | There she lay , cold and wounded , clutching the branch and staring at the corpse of Scathach , limp over the black horse . |
| 37 | Blake felt people gathering around him and staring at the warehouse now transformed into a burning pyre . |
| 38 | ‘ B is for Bell , ’ ' Paul said quietly , nodding to himself and staring at the rusting device . |
| 39 | I left the car outside the farm and was about to walk between the walls when I paused and stared at a cow in the field on the other side of the road . |
| 40 | In his room he unpacked the little portable typewriter that had once been Jenny 's and stared at a blank paper until his embarrassment had faded . |
| 41 | He lay and stared at the wall . |
| 42 | I crawled over the grass and sat with my back against the farmhouse and stared at the blood pouring down the front of my battledress . |
| 43 | She hoisted the baby on to her hip and dragging a chair close up to the television set , sat down and stared at the blank screen . |
| 44 | McLeish told Francesca to hang on while he got this down as a note , and stared at the result . |
| 45 | Philip put his glasses on and stared at the boy . |
| 46 | Stung by her mockery , Frankie hung his head and stared at the remnants of his intended peace-offering . |
| 47 | Alida went out and stared at the empty letter cage in the hall , called sharply after the man , that there had been some mistake . |
| 48 | He sat up and stared at the sky in wonder . |
| 49 | He knew that she stopped and stared at the sea or the sky far too much these days . |
| 50 | He sat and stared at the desk in front of him , the creamy whorls in the wood , the tanned grain . |
| 51 | Walter Carew raised his head and stared at the grey tendrils of smoke climbing up from the brown barren waste . |
| 52 | She looked away and stared at the fire again . |
| 53 | He lowered his hand and stared at the man sitting facing him . |
| 54 | He turned over and stared at the sky . |
| 55 | Friar Tuck stirred himself and stared at the Trapper . |
| 56 | The men stood and stared at the abandoned Glory for what seemed like hours . |
| 57 | He turned and stared at the pool . |
| 58 | She sat and stared at the view , while he opened the trunk and lifted out the sheet , complete with its light-brown rose of blood . |
| 59 | Willie nodded and stared at the ground . |
| 60 | The girls looked a little less sulky and stared at the two townees . |