Example sentences of "[conj] stared at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lay and stared at the wall . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | McLeish told Francesca to hang on while he got this down as a note , and stared at the result . |
| 5 | Philip put his glasses on and stared at the boy . |
| 6 | Stung by her mockery , Frankie hung his head and stared at the remnants of his intended peace-offering . |
| 7 | Alida went out and stared at the empty letter cage in the hall , called sharply after the man , that there had been some mistake . |
| 8 | He sat up and stared at the sky in wonder . |
| 9 | He knew that she stopped and stared at the sea or the sky far too much these days . |
| 10 | He sat and stared at the desk in front of him , the creamy whorls in the wood , the tanned grain . |
| 11 | Walter Carew raised his head and stared at the grey tendrils of smoke climbing up from the brown barren waste . |
| 12 | She looked away and stared at the fire again . |
| 13 | He lowered his hand and stared at the man sitting facing him . |
| 14 | He turned over and stared at the sky . |
| 15 | Friar Tuck stirred himself and stared at the Trapper . |
| 16 | The men stood and stared at the abandoned Glory for what seemed like hours . |
| 17 | He turned and stared at the pool . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Willie nodded and stared at the ground . |
| 20 | The girls looked a little less sulky and stared at the two townees . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | He sat down and stared at the gifts quite speechless . |
| 23 | Quinn replaced the phone , walked to the long couch , lay on his back with his hands clasped behind his head and stared at the ceiling . |
| 24 | He showered again to get rid of the tell-tale smell , then lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling , quite immobile , thinking . |
| 25 | He lay on his back , as on so many previous nights , and stared at the ceiling and thought . |
| 26 | Ellen , usually so quick with a scornful reply , just stood and stared at the elegant stranger who stopped one pace away from her , took her hand , then bowed above her fingers . |
| 27 | Cowley walked to the bed and stared at the silent man . |
| 28 | Bodie stood by Doyle 's bed and stared at the pale face of his friend , the eyes closed but moving restlessly beneath the lids . |
| 29 | Ted stood and stared at the apparition in amazement , unable to believe the sight of his old friend before his eyes . |
| 30 | I lay in the bed beside him and stared at the ceiling . |