Example sentences of "staring [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat with his arms folded , staring down at the fancy tablecloth and when he did speak again he was so quiet that they could hardly hear him , so they had to listen seriously — even Sean and Michael , who were never , or rarely serious . |
| 2 | Staring down at the dark head bent over his work , Laura had found herself swept by diametrically opposed emotions . |
| 3 | " You 're so lucky , you 're so lucky , " I murmured , staring down at the rocky Rockies or the Smokies or the Ropies through cloud-cover made of snow and contour tracing … |
| 4 | He picked up the wine cup and sipped from it and then sat on the bed next to Sir John , staring down at the great wooden bed posters . |
| 5 | She was staring down at the undulating ground . |
| 6 | Cameron floundered , staring down at the checked tablecloth , drinking from his glass , checking hers . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , I do realise that , ’ she muttered , staring down at the brown liquid in the cup . |
| 8 | The coroner sat with lips pursed , staring down at the empty platters and dishes as if wishing the food he had devoured would magically reappear . |
| 9 | More tequila arrived and Rodriguez sat there staring down at the yellow-green liquid in his glass . |
| 10 | She stood staring down at the fresh earth of the new grave , at the wooden cross bearing her mother 's name and she could not believe that this nightmare was real . |
| 11 | He sat , slumped back , chin on chest , staring down at the intricate patterns of the carpet , in a seemingly unbreakable silence . |
| 12 | And Clara , overcome by the wonderful , felicitous acceptability of his offer , an offer so familiar to her , so marvellously manageable , trembled only most slightly as she said , staring down at the limp arrangements of her hands , " Oui , surement . " |
| 13 | Bacci and the Marshal were staring in at the uncurtained window below the steps that led to the front door . |
| 14 | ‘ What on earth are we doing here ? ’ she muttered , staring up at the familiar sight of an old converted warehouse overlooking the Thames . |
| 15 | Julia lay against the hard , red velvet back of the bench , staring up at the painted walls around her . |
| 16 | Sir Richard stood still , staring up at the blue sky , turning his face to feel the sun . |
| 17 | She turned around , groping for the door-handle , and saw he was staring up at the small terraced house with interest . |
| 18 | Fenella stayed where she was for a moment , still staring up at the imprisoned Nuadu . |
| 19 | When finally they rolled apart and lay , hands entwined , staring up at the cloudless blue sky , Cora-Beth 's voice was soft with contentment as she whispered , ‘ You do love me , I know it now ! |
| 20 | Algy said , sitting on a low tapestry footstool by her mother 's chair and putting her forefinger on Lady Grubb 's big garnet ring as if she were pressing a doorbell , staring up at the implacable old head and thinking of nothing but of how to get her to look at one of the two people in the room . |
| 21 | Merrill asked , staring up at the mellowed golden stone of the Elizabethan house , floodlit among its setting of ancient trees . |
| 22 | It was very hot and she lay under the single sheet staring up at the high moonlit ceiling and thinking about T. Buckland Kettering . |
| 23 | He stopped , staring up at the old man , his face filled with an intent curiosity . |
| 24 | Kim stood there a moment longer , staring up at the old man . |
| 25 | He was standing at the open window in his pyjamas , the shotgun in his hand , staring out at the front field where the black splash of a jackdaw lay on the white ground beneath the ash tree . |
| 26 | Languidly she turned her head to the west-facing windows , staring out at the neighbouring mountain high above the hill upon which Saracen was built . |
| 27 | In the first car Sarah sat dry-eyed , staring out at the passing roads . |
| 28 | She had not drawn her curtains , and she turned on her side , staring out at the velvety darkness , listening to the little noises that came wafting through the open window . |
| 29 | Staring out at the low grey sky , the drizzle that had n't stopped once on the journey up from Wexford , she jammed on her hat . |
| 30 | He was staring out at the great dark sweep of the Edge , above the dale . |