Example sentences of "stare up at [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 I came to jammed into the corner of the work room , squatting , fists clenched , staring up at a ribbon of orange light across the ceiling and a stack of timber beside me .
2 Merrill slowed , staring up at the expanse of blue sky trapped between the great grey beech branches .
3 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 .
4 She stood at the foot of the mainmast , staring up at the intricacy of the complicated tracery of sails , spars and rope .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 ‘ 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 .
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