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Example sentences of "[verb] up at the [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	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 .
2	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 .
3	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 .
4	Richard squinted up at the sun then fell into step beside her .
5	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 .
6	They left him looking up at the sky again .
7	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 .
8	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 .
9	Chen , watching Karr , saw a small movement in the big man 's face ; saw him look up at the woman appreciatively .
10	‘ I turned up at the party pretty much at the start , I think , around a quarter to nine .
11	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 . ’
12	Malone continued to dominate with Colin Morrison cleaning up at the line out and Colin Wilkinson orchestrating things in the back line .
13	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 .
14	Gently rocked by the smooth , rhythmic action of the calm sea , she gazed up at the sky above .
15	It 's at the top but the lift you pick up at the bottom now .
16	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 .
17	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 .
18	It has to be faced , said Grainne to Grainne , staring up at the ceiling where the shadows leapt and danced .
19	He shook his head and stared up at the sun now breaking through the blanket of mist .
20	The doctor stared up at the boy impatiently .
21	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 .
22	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 .
23	She rode furiously to the asylum grounds and looked up at the tree where the leaves had run riot in late summer .
24	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 .
25	Lord Christopher looked up at the château again .
26	When they had gone , Peskova turned and looked up at the house again .
27	She slowed down and looked up at the house now looming high above them .
28	You can usually count on finding old Bill Waddy sitting up at the bar here , and old Gareth Holmroyd hovering about somewhere . ’
29	Can you sit up at the table then ?
30	With the completion of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in that year , and the refusal of the town of Bewdley to have anything to do with it , a new town shot up at the point where the canal joined the Severn .