I lay on my back and looked up at the ceiling.
Or tried to look up at the ceiling, that is.
He looked up at the ceiling, then out the door where another sun was setting.
He stood in the hall, looking up at the ceiling.
She held her head on one side and looked up at the ceiling.
She put her head back and looked up at the ceiling.
He looked up at the ceiling but didn't see it.
I held the phone for a minute and looked up at the ceiling.
She lay back on the bed and looked up at the ceiling.
I was on the floor looking up at the white ceiling.