Example sentences of "he looked up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked up into the face of the Colonel . |
| 2 | He looked up into the eyes of the figure on the wall and saw pain , and sorrow and pity there . |
| 3 | ‘ Man wounded , ’ said Charlie in a loud whisper as he looked up towards the trenches . |
| 4 | Then he looked up towards the back , and Shelley knew , with a sudden shock , that he must be looking for her , but she was too nervous to stand up . |
| 5 | He looked up towards the Jungfrau , its golden breasts framed against cerulean blue , and blew it a kiss . |
| 6 | He looked up through the branches into the sky , waiting for her tears to pass . |
| 7 | Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon-juice mouth . |
| 8 | He looked up at the ceiling as if expecting to see him floating there . |
| 9 | He looked up at the ceiling . |
| 10 | He looked up at the ceiling . |
| 11 | He looked up at the clouds . |
| 12 | He looked up at the window of the nearest compartment . |
| 13 | He looked up at the horses , shading his eyes against a sting of sun from the west . |
| 14 | He looked up at the sky . |
| 15 | He looked up at the sky . |
| 16 | He looked up at the sky . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Denis made no acknowledgement but before turning away he looked up at the sky , now completely hidden in dark cloud . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He looked up at the sky and saw two eyes staring at him . |
| 22 | He looked up at the sky and the sun blinded him , he looked at the river and the reflections of his disfigurement hurt him . |
| 23 | As he stared down at his half-empty glass Billy became aware of Freddie watching him closely and he looked up at the schemer suddenly , fixing him with a cold stare . |
| 24 | As the rocks flashed into furnace heat he looked up at the dragon that now occupied more than half the cell . |
| 25 | He looked up at the mirror once more and saw the car behind him , keeping the same distance , the rain spurting fanwise from its front wheels . |
| 26 | He looked up at the windows of the house . |
| 27 | Then he looked up at the portrait of Sir Humphrey Agnew and smiled . |
| 28 | He looked up at the stairs . |
| 29 | Outside , he looked up at the ship 's funnel . |
| 30 | He looked up at the archway . |