Example sentences of "[conj] stare [adv] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No hair-stroking or sighing or staring sorrowfully at the ceiling , not for her . |
| 2 | Felicity had come out in a severe facial rash and spent the time either screaming or staring fixedly at the paperknife on her desk . |
| 3 | If the prey looks up and stares straight at the lion or tiger , the big cat looks sheepishly away as if suddenly indifferent to the whole business of predation . |
| 4 | Kidd glanced across at the cornered Volkswagen , its terrified inhabitant , the three FBI men examining the empty attaché case , two more Yankees standing back and staring hopefully at the sky , and three of his colleagues trying to take statements . |
| 5 | Two lynx , sleek and amber in the first enclosure that he passed , were disregarding the tourists and staring possessively at the peafowl across the way . |
| 6 | The Curator did not see the look in Mr Wolski 's eyes as he glanced back to the window and stared again at the wolves outside , who had turned to face the icy wind with narrowed yellow eyes . |
| 7 | Benin moved to the writing desk and stared absently at the framed family photograph then turned back to Werner . |
| 8 | With a whimper of disgust and confusion , she sank into her chair and stared absently at the mound of paperwork . |
| 9 | Evelyn trailed back into the scutching room and stared hopelessly at the huge basket . |
| 10 | At crucial moments , they froze in mid-stride and stared anxiously at the ground , their radios pressed to their ears . |
| 11 | Not totally sure she actually wanted to illuminate what she already knew she was going to find , she snapped down the switch and stared disagreeably at the glistening drops that plopped relentlessly on to the dresser . |
| 12 | Lissa adjusted her foothold on the sloping riverbank and stared crossly at the cabin cruiser moored on the gently rippling water . |
| 13 | He screwed up his eyes and stared unseeingly at the calendar on the further wall . |
| 14 | Walking back into her room , she sat down on the bed and stared unseeingly at the wall . |
| 15 | Questions poured towards the chair , and Mrs Murphy banged her gavel so hard on the coffee table that it left a mark , which distressed her so much that she forgot for a moment why she was hammering and stared sadly at the dent in the wood . |
| 16 | Tess went inside the ancient church and stared sadly at the tombs of her ancestors . |
| 17 | She stood with her hands clasped tightly together and stared frantically at the curtain rail , her face racked with pain . |
| 18 | He sat on the top of the large expanse of teak desk and stared coldly at the men who had made it to the top of one of the biggest corporations in the world , employing nearly one million people . |
| 19 | Lord John Rossendale , elegantly handsome in white breeches and silk stockings , black dancing shoes , and a gold-frogged cutaway coat with a tall blue collar and twin epaulettes of gold chain , stood at the bedroom 's window and stared moodily at the Brussels rooftops . |
| 20 | He rolled onto his stomach and stared moodily at the grass . |
| 21 | She merely snorted , as I knew she would , and stared moodily at the blank of the comm . |
| 22 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 23 | George leaned back and stared consideringly at the questioner . |
| 24 | Cranston breathed , and stared pityingly at the white-hooded faces . |
| 25 | Kelly switched on the television and stared blankly at the screen as some mindless cops and robbers show unfolded . |
| 26 | Remembering just in time that this heartless cynic was responsible for getting her out of the clutches of the Gibraltar Police and Customs Service , Polly managed to bite back the caustic retort trembling on the tip of her tongue and stared blankly at the vast selection of starters and main courses . |
| 27 | She laid down her letters and stared blankly at the wall . |
| 28 | He settled by the window and stared across at the red brick Communist club beyond the budding trees . |
| 29 | Bull O'Malley suppressed a sigh , and stared gloomily at the fire . |
| 30 | He rang off and stared gloomily at the phone . |