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

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1 And then the monster looked very hurt and sad and stared at the floor .
2 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 .
3 How could he be so offensive as to stare at the chap 's disfigured face , he wondered .
4 The girls looked a little less sulky and stared at the two townees .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 He collapsed back on the bed , eyes wide and staring at the white ceiling .
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