Example sentences of "stare up at the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Morse stood where he was , listening , and staring up at the sky as if viewing the unsuspected behaviour of some distant galaxy . |
| 2 | Merrill slowed , staring up at the expanse of blue sky trapped between the great grey beech branches . |
| 3 | Fergus took no notice ; he kept on crying , still staring up at the holes in the ceiling . |
| 4 | Hari stood in Goat Street staring up at the facade of the old theatre and swallowed hard , trying to pluck up enough courage to walk into the ornate portico . |
| 5 | She stood at the foot of the mainmast , staring up at the intricacy of the complicated tracery of sails , spars and rope . |
| 6 | He was held in a reclining position by his seat-belt , with his head bent back and his mouth open , his eyes staring up at the roof of the car , his right arm hanging straight down , his left snagged on the gear-stick . |
| 7 | He stared up at the shelves above him . |
| 8 | Charlie took a pace backwards and stared up at the name above the shop . |
| 9 | Riven stared up at the Manse with its flapping pennants . |
| 10 | Zlorf and Ymor stared up at the figure on the threshold . |
| 11 | Alexandra stared up at the piece of mural nearest her , which showed a rocky little headland , some twisted pines , a stretch of white sand lapped by azure waves . |
| 12 | ‘ That last hedge you jumped , ’ her father said , breaking another seemingly endless silence as he stopped and stared up at the facade of the great house . |