Example sentences of "[noun sg] and stared [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Hands thrust inside his jacket pockets , Kuhlmann went over to the window and stared down into the courtyard again . |
| 5 | She rose from the bed where she had spread out the rosettes , strode to the window and stared down into the garden . |
| 6 | Athelstan went over to the window and stared down at the chess table . |
| 7 | Then he walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board . |
| 8 | She rose and moved to the window and stared out into the silent square . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Pascoe went to the window and stared out at the slanting rain . |
| 12 | Perhaps I wanted — ’ She whirled away towards the window and stared out at the garden . |
| 13 | Helen walked slowly to the window and stared out at the plane . |
| 14 | She walked to the window and stared out at the plane . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | With a tired shrug , he wandered over to the window and stared out at the grounds . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He put down his pen and stared out at the Britches , which shifted gently and continuously in the light wind . |
| 19 | Jack leant back in his chair , put his feet on the desk and stared out of the window . |
| 20 | They stopped at the foot and stared up at the curtain wall rising above them . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She emerged at the bottom of the hill and stared up at the brilliantly burning pyres by the cruig-morn . |
| 23 | When Coleby had gone , Peter leaned against the wall and stared down at the worn linoleum . |
| 24 | Lou withdrew her hand , leaned her head against the wall and stared out of the window as if trying to pull her thoughts together . |
| 25 | Hearing what sounded like a muttered exclamation of fury at her elbow , Melissa looked around and saw Dora turn on her heel and march off into the orchard , where she stopped under an apple tree and stared up into the branches as if inspecting its heavy crop of fruit . |
| 26 | He shook his head and stared up at the sun now breaking through the blanket of mist . |
| 27 | Then , slightly bemused , he lifted his head and stared round at the cheering crowd that had gathered in the doorway . |
| 28 | ‘ No , ’ she answered quietly , and felt so guilt-ridden then that she could n't look at him , but turned her head and stared out of the side-window . |
| 29 | Ruth trailed her fingers in the icy water and stared down at the weird rock formations below the surface of the crystal-clear water . |
| 30 | Lying back down on the rumpled bed , she stretched luxuriously , then hooked her hands round the bed-head and stared up at the ceiling , a soft smile on her face . |