Example sentences of "stop and [verb] up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That last hedge you jumped , ’ her father said , breaking another seemingly endless silence as he stopped and stared up at the facade of the great house . |
| 2 | The night was cold and black but when he stopped and looked up between the black overhanging gables of the houses , he was pleased to see the clouds beginning to break up . |
| 3 | He stopped and looked up at the tangle of gaunt branches above him . |
| 4 | The servants woke , and two gentlemen , who were passing in the road below , stopped and looked up at the house . |
| 5 | He took them out , stopped and stared up at the ravens cawing raucously against the blue sky . |
| 6 | ‘ I wonder where Barbs is ? ’ said Tim , stopping and looking up at the bedroom windows . |