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

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31 He looked up at the ceiling .
32 He looked up at the ceiling .
33 He looked up at the clouds .
34 He looked up at the window of the nearest compartment .
35 He looked up at the horses , shading his eyes against a sting of sun from the west .
36 He looked up at the sky .
37 He looked up at the sky .
38 He looked up at the sky .
39 The figure framed in the light was shorter than I had expected , thin and stooped ; he looked up at the sky and cursed a guttural curse , then started buttoning his fly .
40 Denis made no acknowledgement but before turning away he looked up at the sky , now completely hidden in dark cloud .
41 Then he looked up at the sky , and saw the plane just before it went behind a cloud on its way to Port au Prince airport .
42 He looked up at the sky , above the blocks and squat towers of the medium-rise office blocks , and smiled at its blue , city-grimed segmentings .
43 He looked up at the sky and saw two eyes staring at him .
44 He looked up at the sky and the sun blinded him , he looked at the river and the reflections of his disfigurement hurt him .
45 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 .
46 As the rocks flashed into furnace heat he looked up at the dragon that now occupied more than half the cell .
47 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 .
48 He looked up at the windows of the house .
49 Then he looked up at the portrait of Sir Humphrey Agnew and smiled .
50 He looked up at the stairs .
51 Outside , he looked up at the ship 's funnel .
52 He looked up at the archway .
53 He enjoyed his meal , and then he looked up at the waiter , smiled and said , ‘ I have n't got any money , you know .
54 He looked up at the newcomers outlined against the bright light of the street .
55 He looked up at the mention of a nigger and was now eyeing her , as if raking through his memory .
56 He looked up at the house , at your mother and me in the doorway .
57 He looked up at the house and through a dormer window he could make out the outline of a figure , seated and immobile , facing the sea .
58 He looked up at the circle of menacing faces surrounding him .
59 The old man had set off too and as he caught up with the cart he looked up at the fuming totter .
60 He looked up at the mestizo .
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