Example sentences of "he stare [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sitting in the airless games room in the basement of the St James ' Club , he stares out of the window , dreamily tracing the pattern in the glass , then stops , vaguely embarrassed at what he 's doing , and turns round to face yet another tape recorder . |
| 2 | Pleasantly surprised , and encouraged , he stares out of the window , his huge cheeks full of food , rotating like machinery . |
| 3 | He stared up into the sky , his vision pulsing . |
| 4 | He stared up into the shadows . |
| 5 | He stared up at the taped and blackened windows passing slowly on either side . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't know what , ’ replied Mr. Gordon , looking grave as he stared up at the circling plane . |
| 7 | He stared up at the gruff old man who was so kind to him . |
| 8 | He stared up at the windows and then caught sight of the pulpit . |
| 9 | He stared up at the plane . |
| 10 | He stared up at the grey shapes bobbing out in the lagoon . |
| 11 | He stared up at the shelves above him . |
| 12 | Athelstan went into the nave and sat at the base of a pillar , legs crossed , whilst he stared up at the high altar behind the rood screen . |
| 13 | He stared up at the starlit sky and shivered , not only from the biting cold but his own sombre fear of what might await him . |
| 14 | Then he stared down at the floor , gathering together the threads of the day . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Jack , but as she turned to him she saw his face suddenly turn pale as he stared down at the factory . |
| 16 | ‘ Have I ? ’ and he stared down at the letters . |
| 17 | He stared down at the paper , repeating softly , ‘ You 'll be all right . |
| 18 | He stared down at the whimpering person beyond the front of the cage , at the people around , at the Man staring at him for a moment , and then at Woil who had taken stance on a litter bin . |
| 19 | He stared down at the map . |
| 20 | He stared down at the carpet . |
| 21 | Chen pulled up sharply , almost thudding into Karr who stood there , his hands clenched at his sides , his great chest rising and falling heavily as he stared down at the three prone gangsters . |
| 22 | He stared down at the desk and spoke in a voice that was barely audible . |
| 23 | He stared down at the slow-moving water , seeing a vague , bearded reflection . |
| 24 | Benjamin 's hand went to his wallet and he gasped as he stared down at the beggar . |
| 25 | ‘ Strange , ’ Maltote interrupted , his face drawn and white as he stared down at the gory , blood-spattered wound . |
| 26 | He stared down at the white damask tablecloth ; I sipped my wine and studied the faces of the others . |
| 27 | He stared down at the Hoflin farm , then clumped back to the car . |
| 28 | This only discomfited the coroner further , he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy . |
| 29 | He stared down into the depths of the carp pool , as if seeking the certainty of the past , then shook his head . |
| 30 | Turning his back in dismissal , he stared down into the fire . |