Example sentences of "he [vb past] up [prep] the sky " in BNC.
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1 | He gazed up at the sky that was cloudless and dry — and a mountain that had a big peak . |
2 | He glanced up at the sky and remarked : ‘ There 's nowhere to go at this time of night ’ , at which I said that I would be going home , and moved off to the right . |
3 | He glanced up at the sky . |
4 | He looked up at the sky . |
5 | He looked up at the sky . |
6 | He looked up at the sky . |
7 | The figure framed in the light was shorter than I had expected , thin and stooped ; he looked up at the sky and cursed a guttural curse , then started buttoning his fly . |
8 | Denis made no acknowledgement but before turning away he looked up at the sky , now completely hidden in dark cloud . |
9 | Then he looked up at the sky , and saw the plane just before it went behind a cloud on its way to Port au Prince airport . |
10 | He looked up at the sky , above the blocks and squat towers of the medium-rise office blocks , and smiled at its blue , city-grimed segmentings . |
11 | He looked up at the sky and saw two eyes staring at him . |
12 | He looked up at the sky and the sun blinded him , he looked at the river and the reflections of his disfigurement hurt him . |
13 | He stared up into the sky , his vision pulsing . |