Example sentences of "[vb past] stare at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The women clucked and tutted as one by one they turned to stare at the tall fourteen year old . |
| 2 | She paused to stare at a wooden gate swinging crazily on its hinges . |
| 3 | He shook his head and continued to stare at the old man , but there was pleading in his voice now . |
| 4 | ‘ Yep , but she 's your girl , ’ said Charlie as he continued to stare at the long-haired blonde who pretended to ignore their attentions . |
| 5 | He wanted to stare at a free sky . |
| 6 | For a few seconds Luce sat staring at the closed door , trying to make sense of this latest development , before looking down at the tray . |
| 7 | Corbett just sat staring at the wet walls : the cell was narrow and fetid , a grating high in the wall gave a little air and light . |
| 8 | Harry switched off the engine and sat staring at the big , grey , stone-built mansion with a sense of shock . |
| 9 | I sat staring at the empty screen for a long time , oblivious of everything around me , including Frejji 's cursing as she struggled with interfield links . |
| 10 | Fifteen minutes later , or it may have been twenty , I stood staring at a caged lift : the chest-flexing iron lattice , the accordion doors . |
| 11 | She stood staring at the yellow-flowered table cloth , as phrases formed and reformed inside her head , but she said nothing . |
| 12 | ‘ What 's wrong ? ’ asked his mother as the boy stood staring at the moving hand rail . |