Example sentences of "and [verb] up see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , like a break in the rhythm of a fugue , I heard the Sheikha say ‘ Um Hamed ’ , and looking up saw Um Hamed and two of the women of her hareem walking through the court toward us . |
| 2 | Then we would tell her the same story , in the same words , like a folk-tale : the ride on the motorway , the meal in the restaurant , her going to sleep and waking up to see sheep on the Derbyshire hills . |
| 3 | Unable to bear the suspense , Jess tucked her skirts under one arm and clambered up to see herself . |
| 4 | ‘ Suddenly a police van came round the corner and pulled up to see what was going on . |
| 5 | Both children stopped playing and looked up to see who had called them . |
| 6 | Ingrid watched in amazement as the eggs disappeared as if they were being sucked into quicksand , and looked up to see every man 's eyes riveted upon Ilse 's gaping crack . |
| 7 | As he clambered over the rocks , parting the scrub and the brambles to peer into crevices , he heard a droning throb overhead and looked up to see a helicopter . |
| 8 | She replaced the phone on its rest and looked up to see Myra gazing at her , a concerned look on her face . |