Example sentences of "she [vb past] up at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nadine 's voice was calmer now , subdued and contemplative as she gazed up at the ceiling . |
| 2 | She gazed up at the ceiling with its painted blue flowers and wondered what Arnie was doing in Bradford . |
| 3 | Gently rocked by the smooth , rhythmic action of the calm sea , she gazed up at the sky above . |
| 4 | She squinted up at the sun . |
| 5 | She turned up at the Café Dôme one night , her beautiful dress torn to shreds . |
| 6 | The family 's maid has told how a dishevelled Spiro stopped her working when she turned up at the home the day after the killings . |
| 7 | She frowned up at the strange twisted forms of rock that were brilliantly lit by concealed coloured lights . |
| 8 | Outside again she glanced up at the sky which was a pale shade of blue . |
| 9 | Then turning her head , she glanced up at the sergeant , and with definite bitterness in her voice , said , ‘ I 'll never do that again . |
| 10 | She glanced up at the girl standing before her and shook her head . |
| 11 | The muffled jangle of the bell disturbed her reverie , and she glanced up at the clock — it lacked a few minutes to three — her visitor was punctual as usual . |
| 12 | She glanced up at the clock on the wall opposite . |
| 13 | She glanced up at the clock . |
| 14 | She glanced up at the ceiling once , as if in appreciation of the solution to a tough puzzle that she 'd been unable to crack without help ; the tile was still stuck in the open position , and Charlie was in no state to clamber up there and fix it . |
| 15 | She glanced up at the house . |
| 16 | She glanced up at the stars to avoid looking at his face . |
| 17 | She glanced up at the blackened night sky , pin-pointed with stars so wondrous that it made her feel like crying , and wished she were home , warm and safe in bed . |
| 18 | So saying , she pulled up at the gateway of a two-storey farmhouse used as the holiday and weekend home of her friends Mr and Mrs Clay . |
| 19 | Her other recreation is playing the violin , something she took up at the age of 11 when she went on to become a member of the Preston Youth Orchestra . |
| 20 | Tonight she was smiling as she stared up at the screen , and Buddie had given her money . |
| 21 | She stared up at the rigging that fretted against a sky of pearl . |
| 22 | Her legs splayed inelegantly and with her mouth wide and dry with fear , she stared up at the stranger . |
| 23 | She stared up at the granite-harsh features , trembling as much from the insidious effect of his hands on her back , pressing her against the male strength of his body , as from her growing anger at his arrogant , hurtful lack of confidence in her … |
| 24 | It was dark when they got outside , and , walking silently beside him , she stared up at the stars , and gave an unconscious little sigh . |
| 25 | As she stared up at the height a voice spoke from behind her , and she turned to discover that Silas Wilder had followed her down the track . |
| 26 | Eyes rounded in appalled realisation , she stared up at the man who stood stooped in the confined space up ahead . |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | She looked up at the curved glass roof overhead , so high and with pigeons on the inside , fluttering amongst the iron girders , trapped inside . |
| 29 | She looked up at the advertisements above the windows . |
| 30 | She looked up at the clear sky . |