Example sentences of "[conj] he stare [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His gaze shifted , and he stared into the distance , his expression cruelly self-mocking . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Jinny did not understand , but the boy 's head turned and he stared at the Hare-woman . |
| 4 | But he stared at the screens as the pictures sharpened into focus . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He quit French football when he was banned for throwing a ball at a referee , an incident allegedly compounded when he stared into the face of each member of the disciplinary committee and called them idiots , one by one . |
| 7 | Oh , Athelstan knew about the problem of evil but sometimes he wondered , especially when he stared into the darkness , was there really anyone listening to him ? |
| 8 | ROS raises himself on his elbows and shades his eyes as he stares into the auditorium . |
| 9 | Oh , I have seen that boy 's face full of fear as he stares through a window at me passing in a swirl of snow . |
| 10 | He sat , a wine cup clenched firmly in his hands , as he stared through a window into the gathering darkness . |
| 11 | Hector , lying rigid not to waken his grandfather , heard as he stared into the great burning swirls of furnace-fire and blood that roared in front of his darkened eyes . |
| 12 | Looking at him as he stared into the night , she felt a surge of affection as pure and as uncomplicated as the flow of cold air against her face . |
| 13 | Scathach waited in the forest , his eyes showing his concern as he stared into the heavens , where black storks flapped and watched the earth from the bare-bone branches . |
| 14 | Herr Nordern groped for words as he stared at the envelopes with Steinmark written across them . |
| 15 | He frowned as he stared at the brown water still gushing from the tap . |
| 16 | The three of them looked at the dark-dressed figure of their brother , his head back , as he stared at the huge oil painting of highland cattle hanging on the broad stone wall of the fireplace , and he answered , ‘ I do n't know , Reggie . |
| 17 | Slowly he climbed out of the van , shaking his head as he stared at the bridge . |
| 18 | ‘ Where 've you jokers been ? ’ asked one of them , as he stared at the bits of tree hanging off us . |
| 19 | Duncan lay next to her , his arm behind her head as he stared at the ceiling . |
| 20 | The Prince chewed at a fingernail as he stared at the map . |
| 21 | Sharpe instinctively reined in his horse as he stared at the small cluster of buildings that marked the crossroads called Quatre Bras . |
| 22 | He was walking out of the tower when he glanced up , stopped , froze as he stared at the horror above his head . |
| 23 | As he stared at the torment , fury , and despair in her face , he knew that Clare would not forgive him . |
| 24 | His brain seemed to be malfunctioning — his emotions felt like torn rags as he stared at the theatre programme that sat on top of his desk . |