Example sentences of "[verb] up [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She came full circle around the house , and opened a door to find herself looking up again at the dangling corpse statue . |
| 2 | I slithered in his wake , looking up hopelessly at the great smooth wilderness rearing above us . |
| 3 | ‘ Entirely unnecessary , although for the sake of complete understanding you might like to know that this , ’ Lacuna turned abruptly to the blond girl , who recoiled , ducking her head , and then looking up meekly at the tall woman , ‘ is called Britta . ’ |
| 4 | Meredith glanced up uncertainly at the four-storey buildings soaring up forbiddingly on either side of the alley where they were walking . |
| 5 | As he edged forward , Sendei glanced up occasionally at the far end . |
| 6 | Peterson commented to Brigham Young University President Holland , generously , on the ‘ remarkable coincidence that such similar research had sprung up independently at the two universities . ’ |
| 7 | The O'Neil double-act started up again at the other end of the church , Denis responding to Paddy . |
| 8 | With difficulty she stared up again at the unreachable sky beyond the bars and wire mesh of her cage and though she tried to say more she was unable to , for her wings sagged ever more weakly and she seemed barely able to hold up her head . |
| 9 | He looked up suspiciously at the northern sky , clear and tranquil . |
| 10 | Just over the edge of the cliff the most wonderful flower of all was growing , roots and leaves out of reach on the rocky perpendicular , but the blue spangle of its bloom poking up invitingly at the jagged rim of the cliff . |
| 11 | With me coming from the North of England , everybody is pretty reserved up there at the best of times , so coming down to London and meeting Angie with an American accent and flitting around the room and speaking in a loud voice all the time , it was amazing . |