Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] stare [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Distress caused her eyes to brim with tears , and , furious with her own weakness , she turned and went to the inner office window , where she stared through a blur at the tree-sheltered chalets . |
| 2 | Mala and I stared at the enlarging disc that appeared on other screens after Posi revolved the ship to bring the lateral ceptors to bear . |
| 3 | ‘ Ca n't you give up this living ? ’ she asks , and I stare at the invisible ceiling . |
| 4 | And I stare at the handprints on the ceiling . |
| 5 | And she stared at the girl for a full minute , before turning to Ben again and with a helpless gesture saying , ‘ My God ! |
| 6 | The flesh had melted from her and she stared at the wall apathetically from sunken eyes . |
| 7 | Her host repeated that she was to order anything that she wanted and she stared at the words on the card , taking none of them in . |
| 8 | Her eyes widened and she stared at the page before throwing the paper down . |
| 9 | If you stare at a Rottweiler it thinks you are challenging it and goes for you immediately , knocking you down and tearing your throat out . |
| 10 | He had long ago noticed that if you stared at a customs officer when going out through the green channel , the customs officer stopped you . |
| 11 | Towards the late afternoon , exhausted by its own violence , it began to die slowly and soon the ‘ great noise for nothing ’ became a gasping puff , The doors were opened and we stared at the drifts of dust which had banked against houses and cars in much the same way that snow drifts against walls and trees . |
| 12 | His gaze shifted , and he stared into the distance , his expression cruelly self-mocking . |
| 13 | The concrete was cold to his bottom , and he stared at the stairs down which Bunty had fallen , his throat and his face and his eyes seeming to swell up in a great hot surge of grief . |
| 14 | Jinny did not understand , but the boy 's head turned and he stared at the Hare-woman . |
| 15 | But he stared at the screens as the pictures sharpened into focus . |
| 16 | While she stared at the floor Rosen continued , ‘ I do hope we have time to talk alone before you go . ’ |
| 17 | Athelstan leaned back , letting his head rest against the coldness of the pillar whilst he stared into the darkness , trying to rearrange what he knew , to make the pattern complete and trap the murderer . |
| 18 | I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes . |
| 19 | As I stared at the German with the white flag , I remembered ( as no doubt the five Frenchmen lying beside me also remembered ) a short time ago in Amfreville a small party of Germans had surrendered and , as the Commando patrol approached , one of the Germans had lobbed a grenade , killing and wounding several members of the patrol . |
| 20 | As I stared at the display , the reflections of myself and Mr Broadhurst in the plate-glass window came into focus as well , imposed over the vista . |
| 21 | Now , my natural caution exerted itself as I stared round the banqueting hall . |
| 22 | Now that he considered it , Turakina 's expression when she stared at the offworlder was exactly like the one Alexai used when he was looking at Burun . |
| 23 | As you stare across the lily covered moat to its fairytale towers you instinctively know why . |
| 24 | He could tell she was very annoyed by the way she jogged her foot up and down as she stared at the window . |
| 25 | Caroline 's voice was an appalled croak as she stared at the new arrival . |
| 26 | ‘ Our King John ? ’ she asked in surprise as she stared at the ruined fort that overlooked the lough . |
| 27 | Her face reflecting her disgust , and horror as she stared at the other woman , Ellie turned to glance at Feargal to see how he might be taking this insulting piece of arrant mischief-making , and was astonished to see that he looked not angry , but almost sad . |
| 28 | ‘ Did I kill him ? ’ she whispered , her face pale as she stared at the weapon . |
| 29 | As she stared at the lorry stuck between the flashing lights and the shiny rails , the world seemed to change slightly and a horrible idea formed in her head . |
| 30 | Shock flooded her as she stared at the tall , dark-haired , dark-eyed man , who seemed in those initial moments not to be believing his eyes either . |