Example sentences of "[noun] and stare [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat in the dishevelled shabby glamour of her bedroom and stared out of the window for hours at a time . |
| 2 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 3 | The very sight of the sign at the head of the platform , shabby and tourist and third class though it was compared with that of the Golden Arrow at the other end of the station , was enough to raise her to a state she had never reached before , and as the train moved south , she sat in her seat and stared out of the window as though in a trance . |
| 4 | He measured out thirty paces and stared up at the crenellated boundary wall which was about twenty feet high . |
| 5 | Charlie grabbed a seat in the corner of an unlit carriage and stared out of the grimy window at a passing English countryside he had never seen before . |
| 6 | The next morning Carolyn stayed in her room and read , dipping in and out of Clare 's books and staring out of the window , feeling surprisingly content . |
| 7 | Bodie went up the steps and stared down at the girl , who looked up at him pathetically . |
| 8 | Hands thrust inside his jacket pockets , Kuhlmann went over to the window and stared down into the courtyard again . |
| 9 | She rose from the bed where she had spread out the rosettes , strode to the window and stared down into the garden . |
| 10 | Athelstan went over to the window and stared down at the chess table . |
| 11 | Then he walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board . |
| 12 | She rose and moved to the window and stared out into the silent square . |
| 13 | She moved to the window and stared out towards the sea , the moon lit the bay with pure light , the craggy rocks of Mumbles stood out dark against the sky . |
| 14 | Nathan moodily poked the bed , hiked down to the window and stared out at the night , then came back and sat on a seat in no-man 's land . |
| 15 | Pascoe went to the window and stared out at the slanting rain . |
| 16 | Perhaps I wanted — ’ She whirled away towards the window and stared out at the garden . |
| 17 | Helen walked slowly to the window and stared out at the plane . |
| 18 | She walked to the window and stared out at the plane . |
| 19 | Instead , she went over to the window and stared out at the bright flowers , the trees , the green of the grass and the hills that rose up gently all around the house . |
| 20 | With a tired shrug , he wandered over to the window and stared out at the grounds . |
| 21 | Picking Gwen Bear up from the bed , and hugging the soft toy to her for comfort , she stood at the window and stared out at the cloudy night sky . |
| 22 | Once more on his feet and staring up at the bell rope , Jasper said , ‘ D' you know what I 'd like ? |
| 23 | One of them ignored everyone including Mrs Black and just filed her nails and stared out of the window . |
| 24 | He put down his pen and stared out at the Britches , which shifted gently and continuously in the light wind . |
| 25 | Jack leant back in his chair , put his feet on the desk and stared out of the window . |
| 26 | They stopped at the foot and stared up at the curtain wall rising above them . |
| 27 | Float on my back a bit and stare up at the stars . ’ |
| 28 | Leaning forward , he placed both hands on his walking-cane and held the pose for a few seconds , then he raised one white-gloved hand to the monocle at his hight eye and stared out at the audience . |
| 29 | The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway . |
| 30 | She emerged at the bottom of the hill and stared up at the brilliantly burning pyres by the cruig-morn . |