Example sentences of "[verb] and stare [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	‘ That last hedge you jumped , ’ her father said , breaking another seemingly endless silence as he stopped and stared up at the facade of the great house .
2	He stopped and stared out of the window , across Horse Guards ' , looking suddenly weary .
3	He stopped and stared down at the floor .
4	He turned off the light and crossed to the window to stand and stare out across the back of the houses .
5	He took them out , stopped and stared up at the ravens cawing raucously against the blue sky .
6	Retired some years back to grow vegetables on an allotment , and sit and stare out of the window . ’
7	He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table .
8	Ben turned and stared out across the water fixedly .
9	Alone again , he turned and stared out across the shadowed lands of his estate towards the distant mountains .
10	But she had gone only a few paces before she turned and stared back at the door , a strong sense of oddness — of wrongness — holding her in its grip .
11	Ben hurried to the shutters and threw them open , then turned and stared back into the room .
12	It had become a very sad sight indeed , but Jack hardly noticed as he turned and stared back down the hill to Sakata , its neat rows of buildings looking like so much Lego .
13	He turned and stared back down the muddy track .
14	He went and stared out of the window .
15	Whores sat on balconies , drinking and staring down into the street .
16	The deep , concerned voice broke through the dark haze of unconsciousness , and she blinked and stared up at the shadowy image of Guy Sterne 's face , bending over her .
17	Now he sat and stared out at the Brandenburg Gate , lit by the bloody glow of a German sunset and saw it through a mist of tears .
18	He sat and stared out at the drizzle-veiled Circle for a while , and then buckled on his sword and left his room .
19	He sat and stared out over the skyline of the city in the chill of the evening .

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