Example sentences of "looked up at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mark looked up at the tiny speck in the stratosphere and imagined he could hear the air hostess requesting passengers to fasten their seat belts . |
| 2 | He stretched , cracking muscles , and looked up at the small window above the high altar , pleased to see it would be a fair day . |
| 3 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |
| 4 | He looked up at the great tower soaring above him . |
| 5 | Then I looked up at the north-facing back of the house , at my own room . |
| 6 | Pamela looked up at the irritable tone , so out of place in these idyllic surroundings . |
| 7 | Then , as it 's such a lovely evening — ’ he looked up at the painted sky ‘ — I thought I 'd wander along and see you . ’ |
| 8 | She looked up at the curved glass roof overhead , so high and with pigeons on the inside , fluttering amongst the iron girders , trapped inside . |
| 9 | Agnes looked up at the young man and simpered . |
| 10 | Bessie was busy rolling out pastry for the meat pies and she looked up at the young nurse . |
| 11 | Fathers looked up at the uniform ceiling of grey cloud and decided to put on tweed caps instead of Panamas . |
| 12 | Then he looked up at the black smoke which came from the Forfarshire 's funnel . |
| 13 | And then he looked up at the front window . |
| 14 | Berdichev huffed impatiently and looked up at the overhead camera . |
| 15 | Ho looked up at the dawn-streaked sky . |
| 16 | She lay on the grass , beside him , and looked up at the blue sky . |
| 17 | Sadie looked up at the tall boy coyly . |
| 18 | Riley looked up at the tall Scotsman and nudged Ben in the ribs . |
| 19 | Ebert looked up at the big man defiantly , spitting the words back at him . |
| 20 | Her head on one side , she bit on her lip , looked up at the waiting face above her , then said in a not too certain tone , ‘ Eeh , let me think . |
| 21 | She looked up at the blank expression on Inspector Black 's face , then continued reading , ‘ It 's another match , the profile is almost identical . |
| 22 | Benjamin looked up at the white-washed wall above the door . |
| 23 | I looked up at the concrete-grey sky , still surprisingly free of graffiti . |
| 24 | Julia looked up at the cloudless sky and felt the last of the day 's sun on her face . |
| 25 | She looked up at the cloudless sky . |
| 26 | Nicholson looked up at the grey stone building . |
| 27 | The coroner stamped his feet and looked up at the star-filled sky . |
| 28 | Selkirk looked up at the darkening sky . |
| 29 | Shelley looked up at the orange moon , slung low behind the ornate roofs of the seaside town . |
| 30 | She looked up at the clear sky . |