Example sentences of "[pron] was staring at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly I awoke to the fact that I was staring at a tree on the other side of the road and that this tree was green and delicate . |
| 2 | When I opened my eyes reluctantly , I was staring at a small piece of pavement miles below , between two sloping hills . |
| 3 | I was staring at a wall-sized mirror when he walked into the bar . |
| 4 | I was staring at a woman I thought of you . |
| 5 | She was staring at a party of five men , heavily armed , who had appeared from behind a rock pile and now stood , several metres away , pointing machine guns at us . |
| 6 | She was staring at the flowers . |
| 7 | She was staring at the platform again . |
| 8 | She was staring at the holiday roster as if it contained the meaning of life . |
| 9 | She was staring at the far wall of the small room , which was completely covered in postcards and photogravure cards from just about every city in Europe . |
| 10 | In fact , she was staring at the ceiling of the escape pod . |
| 11 | She was staring at the sea again . |
| 12 | He waited for her smile , but she was staring at the plate . |
| 13 | There 's so many strange little things- ’ She was staring at the shelves of the dresser , where various antique plates ( prized by Lucy for the colour of their glaze , or the intricacy of their design ) vied for attention with two corn dollies , a brass frog , some Victorian bottles and two tall feathery maidenhair ferns . |
| 14 | She realized that she was staring at the snow . |
| 15 | She was staring at the coffin , the wooden box with fancy trimmings which held the mortal remains of Edwin Garland , her uncle and employer . |
| 16 | He glanced at Nina for support but by this time she was staring at the ground . |
| 17 | Graham screamed at Laidlaw who was staring at the pistol in his hand . |
| 18 | All of a sudden , she realised there had been a collective intake of breath and that everyone around her was staring at the monitors . |
| 19 | He was staring at a photograph of the whole dead group . |
| 20 | He was staring at the floor , keeping very still as if he was trying to be part of the wall . |
| 21 | But he 'd stopped now , he was staring at the tissue . |
| 22 | He was staring at the two men at the nearby table . |
| 23 | He was staring at the double-page for the week beginning Sunday 23 August . |
| 24 | He was staring at the hologram intently . |
| 25 | He was staring at the stub of his left arm . |
| 26 | He was staring at the twin beds . |
| 27 | Gregson did n't answer ; he was staring at the doorway of ‘ Loveshow ’ . |
| 28 | A teenage clerk from one of the offices down the corridor was passing with a sheaf of rolled documents bound in ribbon , and he was staring at the exchange . |
| 29 | She glanced at Caspar and saw that he was staring at the silver door . |
| 30 | The reporter 's eyes narrowed , the flesh puckered up as if he was staring at the sun . |