Example sentences of "looking up at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood outside looking up at a creamy moon , fearful lest some bat might fly into her hair . |
| 2 | We soon realise that we are , effectively , looking up at a red ceiling , where the four walls of the room , seen in perspective below , are all decorated with a brace of fishermen . |
| 3 | There were further rattles of machine-gun fire and Rex found himself looking up at a troubled sky . |
| 4 | She shivered as she thought of the creature who might even now be stalking the velvet blackness outside , looking up at the lighted windows , deciding whether or not to break in . |
| 5 | Stephen simply stood , hands on hips , looking up at the offending beam . |
| 6 | Looking up at the great leather bag of water and the funnel to be inserted into her mouth , the murderess had said , ‘ What , all that water for poor little me ? ’ |
| 7 | Looking up at the north-facing slope ahead you would see snow and ice and you would tremble , but you would know that coming down on the other side , you would walk in sunshine , through green grass and sweet-smelling flowers . |
| 8 | He was kneeling by a pool , looking up at the towering trees that surrounded him — quiet , intent , somehow unsurprised . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll do as you say , young master , ’ he said , looking up at the young boy on the quayside , ‘ But I must tell your father about this . ’ |
| 10 | But Professor Avenarius was late , and I kept watching the woman ; she was alone at the pool , standing waist-deep in the water , and she kept looking up at the young lifeguard in sweatpants who was teaching her to swim . |
| 11 | She had seen him in the little town so immersed in looking up at the old buildings , that he ran into a lamppost . |
| 12 | I kept looking up at the Royal Box and thinking , ‘ Stevie Foster would have stood there . ’ ’ |
| 13 | The gate swung outwards , and he found himself looking up at the massive head of a yawning dragon with creased cheek and jowl and a lolling red tongue . |
| 14 | ‘ I suppose you want me to go first , ’ said Caspar as they stood looking up at the open window , which was grimy and smeary , but much lower than the other windows . |
| 15 | Then , looking up at the circular window above it , Jack saw that the catch was not fully in position . |
| 16 | Looking up at the illuminated sign overhead she was glad she had not attempted to push her way in . |
| 17 | Robyn lay on her back looking up at the cloudless sky . |
| 18 | He stood , looking up at the little building , feeling constrained to say more . |