Example sentences of "up at the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Fathers looked up at the uniform ceiling of grey cloud and decided to put on tweed caps instead of Panamas .
2 I normally throw up at the mere mention of footy management , but Soccer Rivals is darn good .
3 She flashed green eyes , glaring up at the vague outline of his face with annoyance .
4 ‘ I 'm leaving a picture of my mother up at the front door with a notice saying this woman is not allowed into the theatre , ’ says Margi .
5 points up at the low ceiling with a cry :
6 ‘ As you should know from your own experiences ’ — he glanced up at the framed portrait of Commonweal School staff and pupils , September 1948 — ‘ the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy .
7 Then I looked up at the north-facing back of the house , at my own room .
8 ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she began to apologise as she turned the lock and pulled back the door , ‘ I should have — ’ Then she stopped , speechless , as she stared up at the tall figure of Robert Sheldrake .
9 Christian roadblocks were therefore set up at the eastern end of the Ring motorway and the first 40 Muslim men to arrive at the Christian checkpoint , some of them travelling with their wives and children in their family cars to homes in east Beirut , were taken beneath the overpass and had their throats cut .
10 He stretched , cracking muscles , and looked up at the small window above the high altar , pleased to see it would be a fair day .
11 I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin .
12 The winning team is the one which has all its frogs lined up at the other end of the room .
13 She wanted to spend as much time as possible with them and ended up at the other end of the plane . ’
14 By now they were in the square , and stood gazing up at the gilded splendour of the cathedral 's spire and turrets , bright in the low November sun .
15 After a few moments he began walking , pausing once to look up at the grand facade of the Shelbourne .
16 I lie on my back and look up at the eternal sweep of marble skies .
17 Harriet squinted up at the dark sky with businesslike appraisal .
18 Mark looked up at the tiny speck in the stratosphere and imagined he could hear the air hostess requesting passengers to fasten their seat belts .
19 She straightened her shoulders and gazed up at the unremitting blue of the sky .
20 When a colleague had some treatment , a tape was played and he was made to look up at the highest point of the ceiling .
21 Their rooms at the Royal Albion Hotel were just a few doors from each other and it was Ken 's job to see that she always had her mug of cocoa before going to bed — and indeed that she was warmly tucked up at the right time for a lady of her years and responsibilities .
22 The course content was broadly along the lines first recommended in 1981 by the Working Party on Minority Community Languages in School , set up at the Second Assembly of the National Congress on Languages in Education : the fourth volume of NCLE Papers and Reports available from the Centre for Information on Language Teaching and research ( 1984 ) reproduces the proposal in full .
23 Wycliffe looked up at the first tier of planks ; the shot must have been fired from up there .
24 Many give up at the first hurdle before discovering the eventual and significant rewards . ’
25 No partnership has a guarantee of happiness , and if you give up at the first hint of discord you 'll never find the rewards a mature and honest relationship can bring .
26 ‘ 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 . ’
27 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 .
28 ‘ What on earth are we doing here ? ’ she muttered , staring up at the familiar sight of an old converted warehouse overlooking the Thames .
29 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 .
30 Then he crossed the street in front of the National Gallery , glancing up at the massive edifice of the building in the process .
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