Example sentences of "he [vb past] up at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He looked up at the sky . |
| 32 | He looked up at the sky . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | Denis made no acknowledgement but before turning away he looked up at the sky , now completely hidden in dark cloud . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | He looked up at the sky and saw two eyes staring at him . |
| 38 | He looked up at the sky and the sun blinded him , he looked at the river and the reflections of his disfigurement hurt him . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | As the rocks flashed into furnace heat he looked up at the dragon that now occupied more than half the cell . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | He looked up at the windows of the house . |
| 43 | Then he looked up at the portrait of Sir Humphrey Agnew and smiled . |
| 44 | He looked up at the stairs . |
| 45 | Outside , he looked up at the ship 's funnel . |
| 46 | He looked up at the archway . |
| 47 | He enjoyed his meal , and then he looked up at the waiter , smiled and said , ‘ I have n't got any money , you know . |
| 48 | He looked up at the newcomers outlined against the bright light of the street . |
| 49 | He looked up at the mention of a nigger and was now eyeing her , as if raking through his memory . |
| 50 | He looked up at the house , at your mother and me in the doorway . |
| 51 | 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 . |
| 52 | He looked up at the circle of menacing faces surrounding him . |
| 53 | The old man had set off too and as he caught up with the cart he looked up at the fuming totter . |
| 54 | He looked up at the mestizo . |
| 55 | When he reached the branch-off track to the farm he looked up at the farmhouse . |
| 56 | The other two were — ’ he looked up at the roof as he struggled for the word ‘ — how you say , scared of him ? |
| 57 | He looked up at the apple tree and replied , ‘ It makes no fucking difference , Piper , where you dig it . |
| 58 | He looked up at the face with the dark hair above him . |
| 59 | He stared up at the windows and then caught sight of the pulpit . |
| 60 | He stared up at the shelves above him . |