Example sentences of "[vb past] up [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Meredith glanced up uncertainly at the four-storey buildings soaring up forbiddingly on either side of the alley where they were walking .
2 As he edged forward , Sendei glanced up occasionally at the far end .
3 The O'Neil double-act started up again at the other end of the church , Denis responding to Paddy .
4 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 .
5 He looked up suspiciously at the northern sky , clear and tranquil .
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