Example sentences of "[vb past] and stare [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 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 frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 5 | Ben turned and stared out across the water fixedly . |
| 6 | Alone again , he turned and stared out across the shadowed lands of his estate towards the distant mountains . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Ben hurried to the shutters and threw them open , then turned and stared back into the room . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He turned and stared back down the muddy track . |
| 11 | He went and stared out of the window . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He sat and stared out at the drizzle-veiled Circle for a while , and then buckled on his sword and left his room . |
| 15 | He sat and stared out over the skyline of the city in the chill of the evening . |