Example sentences of "and stared up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benjamin chewed on his lip and stared up into the darkness . |
| 2 | Hearing what sounded like a muttered exclamation of fury at her elbow , Melissa looked around and saw Dora turn on her heel and march off into the orchard , where she stopped under an apple tree and stared up into the branches as if inspecting its heavy crop of fruit . |
| 3 | Charlie took a pace backwards and stared up at the name above the shop . |
| 4 | He shook his head and stared up at the sun now breaking through the blanket of mist . |
| 5 | He lay in bed , for some time , and stared up at the ceiling trying to puzzle it out . |
| 6 | Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling . |
| 7 | Lying back down on the rumpled bed , she stretched luxuriously , then hooked her hands round the bed-head and stared up at the ceiling , a soft smile on her face . |
| 8 | The coroner wiped his nose on the back of his hand and stared up at the sky . |
| 9 | I lay in my chair and stared up at the stars . |
| 10 | He took them out , stopped and stared up at the ravens cawing raucously against the blue sky . |
| 11 | They stopped at the foot and stared up at the curtain wall rising above them . |
| 12 | I flung myself down on the grass in the sunshine and stared up at the blue . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |