Example sentences of "not look up [conj] " in BNC.

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1 She did not look up as he struggled to open the door and stepped inside , where he stood perfectly still , hardly daring to breathe for fear of dropping his awkwardly held gift .
2 She did not look up as Clara entered the room , but said , " I put down large , and they go and send me outsize " .
3 He did not look up as she advanced down the long and beautiful room .
4 He did not look up as Harry approached , but went on working with the zeal and single-mindedness of one who is totally absorbed .
5 They did not look up or catch his eye , but there was a perceptible tremor along the work benches , a subtle increase in the carefulness and precision of their movements as the boss passed .
6 Imagine that these creatures can not look up or down , but only across the water itself .
7 It was very tiring work , and it kept me busy so that I did not look up and see the Hispaniola until she was just half a mile away from me !
8 He did not look up when we came in .
9 She did not look up when he came in .
10 She did not look up when the girls came in , although the billiard table was connected by a cord to a cow-bell , which jangled harshly .
11 But he did not look up until she 'd finished speaking .
12 He did not look up until he was right down in the station ; and it was a sound that made him look up .
13 I was watching a card trick one of the soldiers was showing me and did not look up until the cart had almost passed the window .
14 Tutilo did not look up until they were very close , and then blinked and peered as though he had difficulty in recognizing even a well-known face .
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