Example sentences of "looked up [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dominic , whose face was still coated with food , looked up trucently as he passed and Wexford said , because he could n't resist it : |
| 2 | He looked up just as Mary turned , and let out an exclamation . |
| 3 | He looked up desperately as he saw the other assassin now approach , his dagger raised , waiting to strike . |
| 4 | She looked up again when Jimmy put a hand on her shoulder . |
| 5 | She looked down miserably at the table-top ; then looked up again as Morse elaborated : |
| 6 | Jotan looked up quickly when Nogai spoke , but he said nothing . |
| 7 | Biting her lip with worry , and trying not to give way to her feelings of fear and trepidation , she looked up quickly as the door opened . |
| 8 | Lalage looked up only when Dada , having completed a diagram of salt and pepper pots , directed her attention to the flat silver dish she was delaying in its stately passage round the table . |
| 9 | He looked up eagerly as Bernice walked over to him . |
| 10 | They both looked up together as the door opened and Madeleine came hesitantly forward . |
| 11 | She was so preoccupied that she merely nodded , but she looked up sharply when he added , ‘ Dawn has offered to help with any difficult operations where you might need assistance . ’ |
| 12 | Hatch looked up sharply as he placed the box of shrubs on the side . |
| 13 | Probably be glad to get rid of her , she thought gloomily , then looked up sharply as someone rapped at the back door . |
| 14 | He looked up angrily before he went on talking to old Taylor , the gardener . |
| 15 | Short looked up angrily as he remembered the events of that day . |
| 16 | She looked up suddenly where a shower of blossom swirled from the cherry-boughs . |
| 17 | He looked up now as she entered — Freddie had already given her a spare key — and said , pleasantly enough , ‘ Hello , Liza . |
| 18 | He looked up happily as Hari put down her basket and took off her shawl . |