Example sentences of "he look up [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He looks up at the class .
2 However , second seed Stefan Edberg can afford a smile as he looks up from the bottom of the draw .
3 He looked up into the face of the Colonel .
4 Then he looked up towards the back , and Shelley knew , with a sudden shock , that he must be looking for her , but she was too nervous to stand up .
5 He looked up towards the Jungfrau , its golden breasts framed against cerulean blue , and blew it a kiss .
6 He looked up at the ceiling as if expecting to see him floating there .
7 He looked up at the ceiling .
8 He looked up at the ceiling .
9 He looked up at the window of the nearest compartment .
10 He looked up at the sky .
11 He looked up at the sky .
12 He looked up at the sky .
13 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 .
14 Denis made no acknowledgement but before turning away he looked up at the sky , now completely hidden in dark cloud .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 He looked up at the sky and saw two eyes staring at him .
18 He looked up at the sky and the sun blinded him , he looked at the river and the reflections of his disfigurement hurt him .
19 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 .
20 As the rocks flashed into furnace heat he looked up at the dragon that now occupied more than half the cell .
21 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 .
22 Then he looked up at the portrait of Sir Humphrey Agnew and smiled .
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 mention of a nigger and was now eyeing her , as if raking through his memory .
27 He looked up at the house , at your mother and me in the doorway .
28 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 .
29 He looked up at the circle of menacing faces surrounding him .
30 The old man had set off too and as he caught up with the cart he looked up at the fuming totter .
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