Example sentences of "he looked up at the " in BNC.

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1 He looked up at the horses , shading his eyes against a sting of sun from the west .
2 He looked up at the apple tree and replied , ‘ It makes no fucking difference , Piper , where you dig it .
3 He looked up at the sky .
4 He looked up at the window of the nearest compartment .
5 He looked up at the stairs .
6 He looked up at the mestizo .
7 He looked up at the mention of a nigger and was now eyeing her , as if raking through his memory .
8 He looked up at the sky .
9 And then he looked up at the front window .
10 He looked up at the sky .
11 He looked up at the newcomers outlined against the bright light of the street .
12 He looked up at the white tower .
13 He looked up at the half-moon .
14 Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon-juice mouth .
15 The figure framed in the light was shorter than I had expected , thin and stooped ; he looked up at the sky and cursed a guttural curse , then started buttoning his fly .
16 He looked up at the house , at your mother and me in the doorway .
17 He looked up at the clouds .
18 He looked up at the ceiling as if expecting to see him floating there .
19 As he stared down at his half-empty glass Billy became aware of Freddie watching him closely and he looked up at the schemer suddenly , fixing him with a cold stare .
20 The old man had set off too and as he caught up with the cart he looked up at the fuming totter .
21 The other two were — ’ he looked up at the roof as he struggled for the word ‘ — how you say , scared of him ?
22 Then he looked up at the new young golden eagle who had been available under special government licence and brought in as her replacement .
23 Then he looked up at the black smoke which came from the Forfarshire 's funnel .
24 Outside , he looked up at the ship 's funnel .
25 He looked up at the circle of menacing faces surrounding him .
26 Denis made no acknowledgement but before turning away he looked up at the sky , now completely hidden in dark cloud .
27 He looked up at the mirror once more and saw the car behind him , keeping the same distance , the rain spurting fanwise from its front wheels .
28 Detective Inspector Frank Gregson tapped agitatedly on the steering wheel as he looked up at the red light , waiting for it to change .
29 He enjoyed his meal , and then he looked up at the waiter , smiled and said , ‘ I have n't got any money , you know .
30 He looked up at the house and through a dormer window he could make out the outline of a figure , seated and immobile , facing the sea .
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