Example sentences of "she stare [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her eyes are hot , she stares out at the water , at the summerhouse . |
| 2 | She stared dully at the logs crackling in the hearth . |
| 3 | She stared uneasily at the envelope , at the black , firm hand , at the French stamp , and then she put out the light and went to bed . |
| 4 | Tonight she was smiling as she stared up at the screen , and Buddie had given her money . |
| 5 | She stared up at the rigging that fretted against a sky of pearl . |
| 6 | Her legs splayed inelegantly and with her mouth wide and dry with fear , she stared up at the stranger . |
| 7 | She stared up at the granite-harsh features , trembling as much from the insidious effect of his hands on her back , pressing her against the male strength of his body , as from her growing anger at his arrogant , hurtful lack of confidence in her … |
| 8 | It was dark when they got outside , and , walking silently beside him , she stared up at the stars , and gave an unconscious little sigh . |
| 9 | As she stared up at the height a voice spoke from behind her , and she turned to discover that Silas Wilder had followed her down the track . |
| 10 | Eyes rounded in appalled realisation , she stared up at the man who stood stooped in the confined space up ahead . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she began to apologise as she turned the lock and pulled back the door , ‘ I should have — ’ Then she stopped , speechless , as she stared up at the tall figure of Robert Sheldrake . |
| 12 | She stared up into the sun-dappled leaves . |
| 13 | She stared up into the big frightened eyes . |
| 14 | She stared up from the ground , her wings hanging loose as if she no longer had strength to hold them to her body , her left wing seeming bent as if it had once been broken . |
| 15 | She stared stoically at the tapestry wall-hanging in front of her . |
| 16 | As she said it , she stared fixedly at the shredded corner of her notepad and wished vainly , but with all her heart , that it were true . |
| 17 | She felt no surprise at hearing Luke 's voice — indeed , she felt nothing but a cold numbness as she stared round at the ruins of her home . |
| 18 | With difficulty , she rolled her body into a more comfortable position , pulled up the collar of her cherry wool coat , twisted her scarf around her head , and heaped bracken to form a pillow ; with her head upon it , she stared crossly at the now leaden sky overhead . |
| 19 | She stared ahead through the windscreen with unseeing eyes . |
| 20 | Twisting her face away from that steady regard , she stared unseeingly into the hot blue distance , glad of her hat to pull over her eyes . |
| 21 | As she stared unseeingly at the advertisements in yet another newsagent 's window Folly felt the old anger come surging back . |
| 22 | She stared meaningfully at the place where his fingers were circling her upper arm , and he made a wry face and released her . |
| 23 | Standing at the kitchen window , she stared out into the garden . |
| 24 | She stared out over the sea . |
| 25 | She stared out through the thick , salt-streaked glass as roads and fields and houses moved slowly by . |
| 26 | Cynthia stood up and walked across to the window , where she stared out across the busy London street . |
| 27 | Crossing to the window , she stared out at the murky night . |
| 28 | She stared out of the window and saw the stars and a bright moon . |
| 29 | Turning her back on him , she stared out of the window . |
| 30 | She stared out of the window again , but this time could n't see any movement at all . |