Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] up at " in BNC.

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1 Both Pen and Ferdinando rushed in immediately the carriage drew up at the door and wonderful was the reunion ; then within the hour the kindest of notes came from Mrs Browning begging her to find the time and energy to visit whenever she was able .
2 A Coronation car framed up at Wakefield .
3 Carol looked up at the weathercock as the car drew up at her house in the cobbled square .
4 The car drew up at one of the big houses on the prosperous shore road , facing the grassy slope that led up to the promenade .
5 Miguel must have rung the policía , because their car drew up at the same time as Miguel 's jeep .
6 Pauline 's wide , full mouth turned up at the corners .
7 Stacey nodded enthusiastically , then they all turned as a minibus pulled up at the main entrance .
8 The superintendent looked up at the SOCO , posing the question like a doctor checking the symptoms of a sickly patient .
9 The questioning face of a passenger in a passing car stared up at her .
10 Her eyes smiled up at him , her mouth smiled up at him .
11 The extension 's roof sloped up at forty-five degrees to within about four feet of the roof proper .
12 Guy 's mouth kicked up at one corner in a wryly amused smile .
13 The topaz eye of the scorpion glinted up at him .
14 Her mouth picked up at the corners and she just had to laugh .
15 A MOTORIST who went out for a drive in his new car ended up at death 's door after a knife attack in the street .
16 It 's the fourth year running that the Tudor Manor is playing host to a mini opera season in the three hundred seater auditorium set up at the side of the house .
17 It 's not so bad in Division Four , and when the opportunity came up at Ards , I jumped at it , ’ said Armstrong , who captained and coached Bangor before going back to end his playing days at Collegians a few seasons ago .
18 The hedgehog peered up at the dog .
19 The cop peered up at the towering fire escape for several seconds , then , satisfied it was deserted , he walked across the alley to the opposite wall .
20 The overseer squinted up at the ceiling .
21 After the engine turned up at Three Bridges a BR spokesman — skilled at blaming delays on ‘ leaves on the line ’ — explained that lost trains did ‘ occasionally occur ’ .
22 The result was so spectacular that those of us in the front line who were showered with debris turned up at future games wearing motorbike goggles to protect our eyes and in honour of our hero .
23 The girl glanced up at her .
24 But before she could dwell on it a vehicle pulled up at the office door .
25 The boy looked up at the plane , then threw himself to the ground .
26 The boy looked up at him , wide-eyed , then shook his head .
27 The child looked up at her , wide-eyed .
28 He whispered a long coil of Chinese phrases to his boy helper , and the child looked up at me , almond eyes shining in a brim-shadowed face .
29 The child looked up at him , smiled at him , then settled down into the bed .
30 The Rifleman stared at his enemy just as many of the crowd in the entrance hall stared up at the blood-soaked Rifleman .
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