Example sentences of "stare up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to walk between the two parts of the building — that is between my studio/study and the main house — and stare up at the pulley that hangs over the hall , an imitation of the one that hung there in the days when a real miller hoisted his sacks of grain . |
| 2 | Only stare up at the gaping hole in his cage and feel the terror of the sky beyond and look at where the broken end of the great branch that had fallen spiked out into the wild sky above as if broken part lay about him , its smaller branches and torn bark fretting on the cold wind . |
| 3 | Float on my back a bit and stare up at the stars . ’ |
| 4 | He stood upright on the driver 's seat , staring up into the clouds . |
| 5 | Li Yuan lay on his back in the huge bed , staring up into the shadows ; the woman beside him was sleeping , her leg against his own , warm and strangely comforting . |
| 6 | His eyes opened , staring up into the dark night sky . |
| 7 | She had let the lines go when the first brutal snap had straightened the nylon , and stood glancing back at me and staring up into the sky as I fought to control the power in the skies above us . |
| 8 | Sarella gave a gasp as she found herself staring up into the thunderous face of Marc himself . |
| 9 | The man , who had winched his seat back as far as it would go , lay beside her , staring up through the sunroof at the sky which was now a pure and empty blue . |
| 10 | And racing along with the flood , tossed from peak to peak , plunged into troughs , was Mr Bishop , arms flung wide , eyes open , staring up at the sky . |
| 11 | Karen was lying stretched out on the sofa facing me , staring up at the ceiling . |
| 12 | His stepfather was lying on his back , muttering to himself , his eyes oddly fixed , staring up at the ceiling . |
| 13 | Hari stood in Goat Street staring up at the facade of the old theatre and swallowed hard , trying to pluck up enough courage to walk into the ornate portico . |
| 14 | As Sabrina stood outside the hotel on the Place de la Gare staring up at the Cathedral 's spire silhouetted against the dark , sombre skyline , she let her thoughts drift back over the hours since their departure from New York 's John F. Kennedy Airport . |
| 15 | The girl was staring up at the two of us , wondering what was going on . |
| 16 | Once more on his feet and staring up at the bell rope , Jasper said , ‘ D' you know what I 'd like ? |
| 17 | He cleared his throat once more and resumed staring up at the ceiling . |
| 18 | It was very hot and she lay under the single sheet staring up at the high moonlit ceiling and thinking about T. Buckland Kettering . |
| 19 | I sucked on my hollow reed for a while , staring up at the sky . |
| 20 | ‘ Come on ; do n't just lie there , ’ Andy said matter-of-factly , leaving his cock alone and lying back in the grass , putting his arm behind his head and staring up at the sky . |
| 21 | So I stayed outside , staring up at the moon and the stars with a beating heart , wishing and dreaming of a different , more exciting life . |
| 22 | When finally they rolled apart and lay , hands entwined , staring up at the cloudless blue sky , Cora-Beth 's voice was soft with contentment as she whispered , ‘ You do love me , I know it now ! |
| 23 | Julia lay against the hard , red velvet back of the bench , staring up at the painted walls around her . |
| 24 | Algy said , sitting on a low tapestry footstool by her mother 's chair and putting her forefinger on Lady Grubb 's big garnet ring as if she were pressing a doorbell , staring up at the implacable old head and thinking of nothing but of how to get her to look at one of the two people in the room . |
| 25 | He got to his feet , staring up at the ceiling , wondering whether or not he should shout to the owner to turn the volume down . |
| 26 | Fergus took no notice ; he kept on crying , still staring up at the holes in the ceiling . |
| 27 | He was held in a reclining position by his seat-belt , with his head bent back and his mouth open , his eyes staring up at the roof of the car , his right arm hanging straight down , his left snagged on the gear-stick . |
| 28 | Even so , thought Fergus , staring up at the light , even so , there is something Dierdriu did not tell me . |
| 29 | It has to be faced , said Grainne to Grainne , staring up at the ceiling where the shadows leapt and danced . |
| 30 | Her eyes , her beautiful eyes , were wide open , staring up at the ceiling . |