I put the phone down and sat staring out of the window.

He sat staring at the ground for long seconds before looking up.

Nest sat for a moment staring after him, then started to get up as well.

She sat staring out of the study window into the garden.

When she reached the table, he was sitting there staring forward.

For a long while he sat staring into the fire without saying a word.

She sat staring in front of her at the gathering night.

He rose to full awareness, as from water into air, and sat staring.

For hours he would sit staring straight before him into the fire, without moving so much as a hair.

"You've been looking into that thing for about half a minute, just sitting there staring."