Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] stare at " in BNC.

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1 All three of us became embarrassed and stared at our boots .
2 And then the monster looked very hurt and sad and stared at the floor .
3 There were some young lasses in the Chilli [ Chillingham Arms ] , they were talking about my tattoos and that and staring at me , so I had a fight with one of them .
4 The girl 's eyes swivelled to the left and stared at the locker-top where the officer had left his hat , then to the right , watching him .
5 She stood still and stared at him , the breeze whipping her long fair hair around her face , coiling it about her neck like strands of fine silk .
6 Meredith stopped short and stared at him in disbelief .
7 How could he be so offensive as to stare at the chap 's disfigured face , he wondered .
8 The girls looked a little less sulky and stared at the two townees .
9 I would n't let anyone see them , not even Cal — they 're part of me — I would n't show them around any more than I 'd lie flat on my back while they slit me open and stared at my pulsating innards .
10 He lay on his bunk with his eyes open and staring at the rafter ceiling for all the hours that were common for the men of Hut 2 .
11 For a long time she imagined she might open the door and see the body of her mother , stretched out in death on her bed , her arms folded across her chest , her eyes still open and staring at the ceiling .
12 It was only when he drew her back by her arms that she opened her eyes wide and stared at him .
13 He collapsed back on the bed , eyes wide and staring at the white ceiling .
14 When he remained silent but stared at her , visibly shaken , his dark green eyes seeming to see right through her , she began crying .
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