Example sentences of "[adv] stare at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was hard enough to stare at his photograph and make it come to life , but it was impossible to imagine the figure in the picture living in the sort of conditions which Normandin and others had described . |
| 2 | But the others could only stare at him in speechless amazement . |
| 3 | You can only stare at seemingly tame Dada graphics in nice little glass cabinets . |
| 4 | Dumbstruck at this insult , Polly could only stare at him . |
| 5 | Taken aback , she could only stare at him , open-mouthed . |
| 6 | Shocked , Theda could only stare at her . |
| 7 | Chris could only stare at the slowly moving ship . |
| 8 | His voice was so dead , so cold , so indifferent to her that she could only stare at him with a block like concrete lodged somewhere near her heart . |
| 9 | Her whole world felt as though it had just been rocked on its axis by the announcement , so that for long silent seconds she could only stare at him with pain in her eyes . |
| 10 | He had changed the subjet so adroitly that Juliet could only stare at him . |
| 11 | For a long moment Rory could only stare at him , totally nonplussed . |
| 12 | Shaken to the core by his words , Rory could only stare at him , her eyes large and haunted . |
| 13 | For a moment she could only stare at him , completely at a loss as to what he meant . |
| 14 | And while , still in a fog , Fabia could only stare at him , he touched a hand to her arm and this time , instead of commanding her to ‘ sit down ’ , he quietly asked , ‘ Would you be seated ? |
| 15 | Do not merely stare at facts which you hope to remember , but see if you can devise a memory-jogger by arranging them so that the initials form another word which , perhaps , you associate with some experience in your life . |
| 16 | Often her questions remained unanswered , with the child merely staring at her , wide-eyed . |
| 17 | He followed her eyes but found she was only staring at a door . |
| 18 | It was no good confiding in Ferdinando who merely stared at her as though she were mad , should she even begin to confess her inner dissatisfaction . |
| 19 | For a moment , they merely stared at one another ; then Ross began to walk away . |
| 20 | He merely stared at her with his bulging eyes and she went on : ‘ There are biscuits in the tin by the cooker and there is plenty of milk if you want to make yourself a hot drink . ’ |
| 21 | The Marshal only stared at the warrant , his great eyes bulging more than ever . |
| 22 | And then , when she only stared at the car without responding , he added , ‘ I said it was a matter of timing . |
| 23 | The monk , wearing a black tabard over a white habit , only stared at him , but halted beside a low doorway and tossed his head in a summons . |
| 24 | He 'd said nothing , but had just stared at Masklin and the Thing . |
| 25 | Instead , he turned away to stare at the picture of her mother which was on the chest of drawers . |
| 26 | ‘ It goes on to explain how the geneticists and the neurochemists — neurotransmitters and all that — are in on the act = ’ His red eyes searched mine once more , then turned away to stare at the solitary lamp . |
| 27 | In the later stages of Metaltronix I had a guy work for me who had a tube engineering degree , but that kind of knowledge still does n't teach you about designing — the times I asked him to design certain circuits and he 'd just stare at me ! |
| 28 | Satan comes over and rubs against her hand like he does when he 's hungry , but she just stares at him . |
| 29 | She just stares at the floor and rocks . |
| 30 | He just stares at me , sucking on his cheroot like it was marijuana . |