Example sentences of "[verb] up at the [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The VW drew up at the pumps about twenty minutes later . |
| 2 | Susan 's eyes grew wide as Maggie told her about her ride on the telegraph pole , ending up at The Haven where she 'd been rescued by Bryce . |
| 3 | He only glances up at the television occasionally , as he is intent on finishing these as quickly as possible in order to give himself ti me to write a letter home to his wife . |
| 4 | I woke up at the part where he was telling me it had been a mindless fling , and I should n't get upset over it . |
| 5 | Richard squinted up at the sun then fell into step beside her . |
| 6 | It was an illusion of tired eyes , but before he got back in the car he stood , his collar open , looking up at the sky where there was nothing to see but black , and let the water splash down on his open face , his wet shirt clinging to the skin of his chest and belly . |
| 7 | They left him looking up at the sky again . |
| 8 | Mirabilis continued to stab the picture , muttering low-voiced curses , looking up at the walls where the pigeon was still standing . |
| 9 | It would be a chance to see her on neutral ground , maybe even a chance to explain that it was n't his bloody fault that Laura had shown up at the door only seconds before she herself had . |
| 10 | At fire stations and first-aid posts and rest centres , men and women would look up at the sky just as she , Vi McKeown , was doing now . |
| 11 | Chen , watching Karr , saw a small movement in the big man 's face ; saw him look up at the woman appreciatively . |
| 12 | ‘ I turned up at the party pretty much at the start , I think , around a quarter to nine . |
| 13 | One night , after heavy drinking in Soho Minton turned up at the house where they were living , broke a window , and climbed in , saying , ‘ I just want to be part of you . ’ |
| 14 | Malone continued to dominate with Colin Morrison cleaning up at the line out and Colin Wilkinson orchestrating things in the back line . |
| 15 | On one side was the flower-garden view ; on the other , one window had been bricked up at the time when windows were taxed , and I walked over to the remaining window . |
| 16 | ‘ All towns look the same nowadays until you look up at the buildings above and the scenery beyond , ’ he grunted . |
| 17 | Gently rocked by the smooth , rhythmic action of the calm sea , she gazed up at the sky above . |
| 18 | It 's at the top but the lift you pick up at the bottom now . |
| 19 | She glanced up at the ceiling once , as if in appreciation of the solution to a tough puzzle that she 'd been unable to crack without help ; the tile was still stuck in the open position , and Charlie was in no state to clamber up there and fix it . |
| 20 | She ran a hand through her hair and glanced up at the fighters again , one arm linked through Plummer 's . |
| 21 | And as he 's driven up at the back then he looked up and he said you ca you could see daylight through it so it was , was n't blocked by anything . |
| 22 | It has to be faced , said Grainne to Grainne , staring up at the ceiling where the shadows leapt and danced . |
| 23 | He shook his head and stared up at the sun now breaking through the blanket of mist . |
| 24 | The doctor stared up at the boy impatiently . |
| 25 | In summary , I am looking for a jacket which is wind and water proof , breathable , looks respectable enough to turn up at the office in , and offers conspicuity . |
| 26 | As he stared down at his half-empty glass Billy became aware of Freddie watching him closely and he looked up at the schemer suddenly , fixing him with a cold stare . |
| 27 | She rode furiously to the asylum grounds and looked up at the tree where the leaves had run riot in late summer . |
| 28 | He looked up at the mirror once more and saw the car behind him , keeping the same distance , the rain spurting fanwise from its front wheels . |
| 29 | Lord Christopher looked up at the château again . |
| 30 | When they had gone , Peskova turned and looked up at the house again . |