Example sentences of "stare at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She paused to stare at a wooden gate swinging crazily on its hinges . |
| 2 | They paused to stare at a cistern hanging on the wall next to a wash basin , the rest of the house having disappeared . |
| 3 | Startled , George turned his head to stare at a woman who was standing up somewhere in the middle of the tight-packed rows of the audience . |
| 4 | In other words , for a human being to stare at a cat is to threaten it . |
| 5 | I look away , for all the reasons that people like me , with homes and an income , look away : a mixture of helplessness , guilt and the desire not to stare at a perfect stranger , as it were , in bed . |
| 6 | He wanted to stare at a free sky . |
| 7 | But something did delay her ; she stopped and stood to stare at a marvel of nature , so strange as to suspend belief . |
| 8 | He had only a second to stare at a page before setting off various alarm spells , but that was time enough for one spell to leap from it and settle in his memory like a toad in a stone . |
| 9 | For many viewers to be invited to stare at a naked child is too complex and disturbing . |
| 10 | We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement . |
| 11 | As we continued to stare at the sea , racking our brains about how to go for a swim without a costume , our thoughts were answered by a voice from just behind us . |
| 12 | Smallfry walked with him all the way to the playground , where the other children bunched together in little groups to stare at the absentee and his beautiful mother . |
| 13 | She told him she was too busy to attend to the matter , whilst the guests gave up all pretence of looking at the pictures to stare at the intruder . |
| 14 | They were both astonished and Lomas stopped for a moment to stare at the floor . |
| 15 | The two of them continued to stare at the group . |
| 16 | Nell continued to stare at the sea for a very long time . |
| 17 | How could he be so offensive as to stare at the chap 's disfigured face , he wondered . |
| 18 | Silence spread slowly across the supper tables as the hundreds of guests turned to stare at the Rifleman who , in turn , searched the supper tables for a particular person . |
| 19 | The Prince shook an admonishing finger at the Rifleman then took out his telescope to stare at the battery of French guns . |
| 20 | To concentrate on the barons is to stare at the public face . |
| 21 | Instead , he turned away to stare at the picture of her mother which was on the chest of drawers . |
| 22 | He shook his head and continued to stare at the old man , but there was pleading in his voice now . |
| 23 | ‘ It goes on to explain how the geneticists and the neurochemists — neurotransmitters and all that — are in on the act = ’ His red eyes searched mine once more , then turned away to stare at the solitary lamp . |
| 24 | ‘ I expected no better , ’ said Herluin bitterly , and took the broken box in his hands to stare at the damage . |
| 25 | He raised his right hand to silence her and continued to stare at the tabletop before him , head cocked to one side . |
| 26 | He continued to stare at the ground as she added , ‘ I 'm just wondering who might have had a motive for killing him . ’ |
| 27 | He bent down to stare at the floor . |
| 28 | You 're not in prison — you do n't have to stare at the walls . |
| 29 | The tweed-coated figure continued to stare at the page of the book to the left of his plate , ignoring his companion . |
| 30 | She would have been quite content simply to stare at the house for hours , and she was still sitting there when Alain opened her door and bent to look in at her . |