Example sentences of "he looked up at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon-juice mouth .
2 He looked up at the ceiling as if expecting to see him floating there .
3 He looked up at the ceiling .
4 He looked up at the ceiling .
5 He looked up at the clouds .
6 He looked up at the window of the nearest compartment .
7 He looked up at the horses , shading his eyes against a sting of sun from the west .
8 He looked up at the sky .
9 He looked up at the sky .
10 He looked up at the sky .
11 The figure framed in the light was shorter than I had expected , thin and stooped ; he looked up at the sky and cursed a guttural curse , then started buttoning his fly .
12 Denis made no acknowledgement but before turning away he looked up at the sky , now completely hidden in dark cloud .
13 Then he looked up at the sky , and saw the plane just before it went behind a cloud on its way to Port au Prince airport .
14 He looked up at the sky , above the blocks and squat towers of the medium-rise office blocks , and smiled at its blue , city-grimed segmentings .
15 He looked up at the sky and saw two eyes staring at him .
16 He looked up at the sky and the sun blinded him , he looked at the river and the reflections of his disfigurement hurt him .
17 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 .
18 As the rocks flashed into furnace heat he looked up at the dragon that now occupied more than half the cell .
19 He looked up at the mirror once more and saw the car behind him , keeping the same distance , the rain spurting fanwise from its front wheels .
20 He looked up at the windows of the house .
21 Then he looked up at the portrait of Sir Humphrey Agnew and smiled .
22 He looked up at the stairs .
23 Outside , he looked up at the ship 's funnel .
24 He looked up at the archway .
25 He enjoyed his meal , and then he looked up at the waiter , smiled and said , ‘ I have n't got any money , you know .
26 He looked up at the newcomers outlined against the bright light of the street .
27 He looked up at the mention of a nigger and was now eyeing her , as if raking through his memory .
28 He looked up at the house , at your mother and me in the doorway .
29 He looked up at the house and through a dormer window he could make out the outline of a figure , seated and immobile , facing the sea .
30 He looked up at the circle of menacing faces surrounding him .
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