Example sentences of "look up from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if your eyes followed the river westwards , you could have looked up from the valley directly on to the bald patch that was the cultivated land midway up the forested slope of Jimale . |
| 2 | However , second seed Stefan Edberg can afford a smile as he looks up from the bottom of the draw . |
| 3 | The other feller looks up from the divan . |
| 4 | Robyn looks up from the copy of North and South from which she has been reading this passage , and surveys her audience with her cool , grey-green eyes . |
| 5 | Looking up from the mirror , he winked at Trent , saliva dribbling . |
| 6 | ‘ Mr Benedict ! ’ uttered Agnes Diggory , looking up from the pastry she was rolling . |
| 7 | Looking up from the village — you can park next to the graveyard ! |
| 8 | ‘ Put that gum in the bin , ’ says Sir , without looking up from the register . |
| 9 | Somebody singing … but the small Ruth , looking up from the rug , did n't like it ; the clear trickling notes were like a shiver down her back , like raindrops sliding down a windowpane . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't see why , ’ Whitlock replied without looking up from the grill . |
| 11 | — Not again , replied Duncan irritably , looking up from the News . |
| 12 | Looking up from the paper , I saw Sheikha Grandmother moving slowly toward us , on Selma 's arm . |
| 13 | ‘ Lake , Brian , Andy , ’ he explained , scarcely looking up from the screen . |
| 14 | Later I turned a page and uttered a gasp of stunned surprise that made Edward look up from the manuscript he scrutinized . |
| 15 | Often when attempting to explain some aspect of my studies to fellow students who were having difficulties , I would look up from the textbook we were sharing to see an expression of sheer disbelief pass across their faces . |
| 16 | Her sister did not look up from the list of figures . |
| 17 | But I will not look up from the tray until I have it safely landed on the white plastic table . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh yes , ’ he said , not even bothering to look up from the menu . |
| 19 | Cascade is not so demure , proffering itself to anyone who cares to look up from the road — an many do . |
| 20 | His wife , not deigning to look up from the page , smiled to herself slightly . |
| 21 | So I look up from the jigsaw I had for my birthday . |
| 22 | Helplessly I look up from the patient . |
| 23 | Nick looked up from the backgammon board . |
| 24 | He looked up from the puddle of sepia . |
| 25 | As I was pulling the institutional door of his office shut behind me he looked up from the reading matter he had taken up again and said , ‘ And Ian — ’ |
| 26 | He looked up from the newspaper and looked coldly at them . |
| 27 | Her father looked up from the newspaper and nodded . |
| 28 | He looked up from the board , realising his concentration had been broken . |
| 29 | DeVore looked up from the board , then bowed to his opponent , conceding the game . |
| 30 | He looked up from the desk , caught her at a moment when , against her will , tears had filled her eyes . |