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Meanings of looked up in English

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Usage of looked up in English
1
That place in the market?' Janice looked up at the ceiling, thinking.
White corridor
2
McGinley looked up from the chess problem she was currently working through.
In Enemy Hands
3
The girl looked up; the sun was laughing full in her eyes.
The Song of the Blood-Red Flower
4
A hand grasped his arm; he looked up; it was the porter.
Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
5
The doctor looked up from behind the science section of the paper.
The unincorporated man
6
Mamma looked up and smiled; the chapter was ended; they went downstairs.
Mary Olivier: a Life
7
The two women in the cabin looked up as Smith came in.
Six Feet Four
8
She looked up in astonishment when the two appeared in the doorway.
Benefits Forgot / A Story of Lincoln and Mother Love
9
He brought out his address book and looked up Jeff Loring's number.
Man on a leash
10
I let it run its course, until they looked up at me.
Dexter in the Dark
11
As the line of 'cycles came into view the natives looked up.
Ringworld
12
The abbess looked up in a grave inquiry at this second intrusion.
The Lost Lady of Lone
13
Thanks for that information you looked up for me, by the way.
The preacher
14
He looked up at the goggling eyes; he heard the bantering voice:
The Dark Flower
15
I looked up Redfield's home number in the book, and dialed it.
Talk of the town
16
She looked up and saw the hundreds of people ahead of her.
Book Three: The Final Exodus
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