Example sentences of "look up [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd looked up at the great thing dropping out of the sky right towards his head , and had flung himself down , expecting at any second to become just a little greasy mark in a great big hole . |
| 2 | Noreen suddenly looked up at the Italian woman . |
| 3 | She was glad she had the stone , when he came into the byre ; she was waiting for him as he had asked her to , she had made her way across the orchard in the fresh blue morning and let herself in through the wooden door by lifting it off its hinges , since the bolt had rusted fast long ago , and she had looked up at the full moon of the sky in the chimney hole at the centre of the round shelter 's roof , and with her stone which was sharp as a shearing knife with a bright , honed blade the marks of the whetstone were still visible in pale striations like scouring tracks — she scraped her name into one of the stones on the interior , as many others had done before her , in tall shapely capitals , the only letters she knew . |
| 4 | Addresses do n't have to be mentioned , they can easily be looked up in the electoral roll just from a name . |
| 5 | One looks up at the cheery advertisement that reads ‘ Lonely ? |
| 6 | She looks up at the grey clouds scudding across the sky , down at a vista of narrow back gardens , some neat and trim with goldfish ponds and brightly painted play equipment , others tatty and neglected , cluttered with broken appliances and discarded furniture . |
| 7 | John looks up at the grey eyes so far away . |
| 8 | When the guard came to he found himself looking up into the wild-eyed face of a wizard , who was menacing his throat with a sword . |
| 9 | Li Shai Tung turned , looking up into the young T'ang 's face , holding his arm briefly , gratefully . |
| 10 | Even so , he knows , Lehmann thought , looking up into the young T'ang 's eyes . |
| 11 | Hrun kicked away and scrambled to his feet , to find himself looking up into the wild horse-face of the dragon , its nostrils distended . |
| 12 | And , ’ she added , looking up into the shadowy void of the dome , ‘ we 're going to need every shot we 've got . |
| 13 | Playing the fringes of the metropolis , Lily had used to hope that one day , looking up on the prompt side , she would see one of George Edwardes 's scouts . |
| 14 | She shivered as she thought of the creature who might even now be stalking the velvet blackness outside , looking up at the lighted windows , deciding whether or not to break in . |
| 15 | Stephen simply stood , hands on hips , looking up at the offending beam . |
| 16 | Looking up at the great leather bag of water and the funnel to be inserted into her mouth , the murderess had said , ‘ What , all that water for poor little me ? ’ |
| 17 | Looking up at the north-facing slope ahead you would see snow and ice and you would tremble , but you would know that coming down on the other side , you would walk in sunshine , through green grass and sweet-smelling flowers . |
| 18 | He was kneeling by a pool , looking up at the towering trees that surrounded him — quiet , intent , somehow unsurprised . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll do as you say , young master , ’ he said , looking up at the young boy on the quayside , ‘ But I must tell your father about this . ’ |
| 20 | But Professor Avenarius was late , and I kept watching the woman ; she was alone at the pool , standing waist-deep in the water , and she kept looking up at the young lifeguard in sweatpants who was teaching her to swim . |
| 21 | She had seen him in the little town so immersed in looking up at the old buildings , that he ran into a lamppost . |
| 22 | I kept looking up at the Royal Box and thinking , ‘ Stevie Foster would have stood there . ’ ’ |
| 23 | The gate swung outwards , and he found himself looking up at the massive head of a yawning dragon with creased cheek and jowl and a lolling red tongue . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose you want me to go first , ’ said Caspar as they stood looking up at the open window , which was grimy and smeary , but much lower than the other windows . |
| 25 | Then , looking up at the circular window above it , Jack saw that the catch was not fully in position . |
| 26 | Looking up at the illuminated sign overhead she was glad she had not attempted to push her way in . |
| 27 | Robyn lay on her back looking up at the cloudless sky . |
| 28 | He stood , looking up at the little building , feeling constrained to say more . |
| 29 | I lay there , looking up through the jungly grass to the sky . |
| 30 | Looking up to the blue sky , she watched the many birds flying overhead , chattering and screaming as they passed out of sight . |