Example sentences of "looked up at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if things did n't go well : fifty four months , two hundred and thirty — Marcus lay on the bunk and looked up at the sag that was Pete . |
| 2 | So hysterical and shrill was Nigel 's scream that everyone in the place , including the Trunchbull , looked up at the blackboard . |
| 3 | Ajayi looked up at the door to the winding-stair expecting to see an attendant , but the voice had come from behind her , and she could see Quiss 's face starting to turn red , his eyes widening , the lines around them spreading out further . |
| 4 | Sister Cooney smiled and looked up at the board in front of her as the bell rang . |
| 5 | She looked up at the girl beside her . |
| 6 | The two directors looked up at the top of the Opera House . |
| 7 | Léonie sprawled lower on the muddy carpet and looked up at the beech trees spread against the sky . |
| 8 | The big one looked up at the night sky , seeking inspiration . |
| 9 | As the rocks flashed into furnace heat he looked up at the dragon that now occupied more than half the cell . |
| 10 | She lay in Charlotte 's bed and looked up at the ceiling that Charlotte had festooned with shawls and old curtains and Indian bedspreads ( there was a definite small weight in one of those hammocks : what lay there ? |
| 11 | He looked up at the ceiling as if expecting to see him floating there . |
| 12 | She looked up at the ceiling and shivered . |
| 13 | Rory looked up at the ceiling . |
| 14 | Jimmy looked up at the ceiling when he heard it . |
| 15 | She looked up at the ceiling , where one of the room 's many odd columns flared into the flat , thick , pale green glass . |
| 16 | Twoflower looked up at the ceiling . |
| 17 | He looked up at the ceiling . |
| 18 | He settled back and looked up at the ceiling as if he had forgotten she was there , and Maggie had the urge to creep away . |
| 19 | He looked up at the ceiling . |
| 20 | She put her head back and looked up at the ceiling . |
| 21 | William looked up at the clock and saw that it was nearing four o'clock . |
| 22 | She looked up at the clock , wondering if there was time for a pot of tea before lunch , but deciding that the second gong would sound soon , and she could wait . |
| 23 | Turning back , he quickly scanned the sheet again , looked up at the clock , and reached forward to slide a knob towards himself , at the same time sliding another away with the other hand — presumably fading out the music . |
| 24 | I looked up at the clock . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Mahmoud looked up at the cook . |
| 27 | I moved closer to the entrance to the trench , pushed aside one of the heavy pieces of wood , and looked up at the sky . |
| 28 | He looked up at the sky . |
| 29 | General ‘ Little Mac ’ McLellan sat back on his horse and looked up at the sky . |
| 30 | Grimly , Delaney looked up at the sky . |