Example sentences of "she stared at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She stared at the winter world through every aspect of this old tree .
2 She stared at the doll which Nanny had put on the shelf , and the doll stared back at her with cold blue eyes .
3 And she stared at the girl for a full minute , before turning to Ben again and with a helpless gesture saying , ‘ My God !
4 That means … ’ she stared at the hedges , ‘ they 'd be on the other side of the hedge .
5 She stared at the papers in her hand uncomprehendingly .
6 Now that he considered it , Turakina 's expression when she stared at the offworlder was exactly like the one Alexai used when he was looking at Burun .
7 He could tell she was very annoyed by the way she jogged her foot up and down as she stared at the window .
8 She stared at the window aghast , and the woman 's face stared back , shadowy and haggard , blurred by the streaming rain .
9 As she stared at the lorry stuck between the flashing lights and the shiny rails , the world seemed to change slightly and a horrible idea formed in her head .
10 She stared at the phone sickly .
11 She stared at the clock miserably .
12 She stared at the floor , turning pink and feeling so confused that she almost missed what Mr Hollins was saying .
13 She stared at the floor , at the sudden crack of light beneath the bedroom door .
14 While she stared at the floor Rosen continued , ‘ I do hope we have time to talk alone before you go . ’
15 The flesh had melted from her and she stared at the wall apathetically from sunken eyes .
16 She stared at the pages , and tried to get interested in levers .
17 She stared at the door .
18 She stared at the warrior in front of her ; his helmet was intricately engraved , with sweeping lines and curves that reminded her briefly of Jake 's cup .
19 She stared at the mask , her touch on the wet colour of its face like a lover 's touch on moist , flushed skin .
20 As she rubbed her hand tiredly across her forehead she stared at the cheque until the writing blurred and danced before her eyes , and every word she had flung at him , every insult , seemed burned indelibly into her brain .
21 She stared at the ceiling .
22 She stared at the doctor .
23 She stared at the glass of the Tower , where reflections appeared by moments — Fand , Liban , Adam , Fincara .
24 She stared at the contents .
25 Mutinously she stared at the ground .
26 She stared at the fire , lost in thought .
27 She stared at the people in the pool , who had all seemed to respond to the whistle and were looking at someone who stood at the poolside , someone obscured from Rachel 's vision by the attendant 's tall chair .
28 Then she stared at the picture for a full minute .
29 Arrested by recognition , she stared at the picture — one of Elise 's best — of a blind gypsy .
30 Her eyes widened and she stared at the page before throwing the paper down .
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