Conscious that the station which he had filled exposed him to some suspicions, Diocletian ascended the tribunal, and raising his eyes towards the Sun, made a solemn profession of his own innocence, in the presence of that all-seeing Deity. 106 Then, assuming the tone of a sovereign and a judge, he commanded that Aper should be brought in chains to the foot of the tribunal.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Sysoev raised his eyes to the German’s rosy face.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

ejaculated Mrs. Sowerberry, piously raising her eyes to the kitchen ceiling: 'this comes of being liberal!'
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

It had reached her ears, that there was a design on the part of some of the leading inhabitants, cherishing the more rigid order of principles in religion and government, to deprive her of her child.
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

And there was one looker-on, who remained with eyes fixed upon the spot where the carriage had disappeared, long after it was many miles away; for, behind the white curtain which had shrouded her from view when Harry raised his eyes towards the window, sat Rose herself.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

( Raises his eyes to the picture of SILAS MORTON.)
— from Plays by Susan Glaspell

Oliver often wandered here; and, thinking of the wretched grave in which his mother lay, would sometimes sit him down and sob unseen; but, when he raised his eyes to the deep sky overhead, he would cease to think of her as lying in the ground, and would weep for her, sadly, but without pain.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Riding his eagle through the crowd, As the sun rides upon a cloud, With bracelets of fine gold, he came Loud welcomed by the Gods' acclaim.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

‘Here’s a state of things!’ cried Mr Swiveller, raising his eyes to the ceiling.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

As he traversed the front garden, she thought she had never seen him look so pale; and, when he raised his eyes towards the windows, there was an intense look in them, which made their hazel darkness seem like blackest night—this was probably owing to the excessive pallor of his cheek and brow.
— from Miles Tremenhere: A Novel. Vol. 2 of 2 by Annette Marie Maillard

The Sun’s rays had all the force that they had at the surface of the Earth, but in the rare atmosphere of seven miles above the Earth, the radiation from every particle not in direct sunlight was so great that while the right hand, exposed to the Sun, might burn, the left hand, protected from his direct rays, might freeze.
— from Are the Planets Inhabited? by E. Walter (Edward Walter) Maunder

and Patty rolled her eyes toward the ceiling, "there's no pleasing her—positively no pleasing her!
— from Patty Blossom by Carolyn Wells

Water-gates were fitted into those channels, the sides of which the abundance of rock had enabled them to stone up, so as to keep the flow of water at an even height along the plain.
— from The Village Rector by Honoré de Balzac

The aunt did not tell grandpapa of this refusal, through fear of raising his exasperation to the highest pitch; besides, had he not said, "Never mention that blood-drinker's name in my presence"?
— from Les Misérables, v. 3/5: Marius by Victor Hugo

Gustavo rolled his eyes to the sky and back to her face.
— from Jerry by Jean Webster

Then he raised his eyes to the ceiling and stood looking at one of the rosy cherubs that was painted upon it.
— from The American by Henry James

In this article there is an account of the behaviour of a young male mandrill when he first beheld himself in a looking-glass, and it is added, that after a time he turned round and presented his red hinder end to the glass.
— from The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin

Mr Tapley, in admitting him, raised his eyebrows to the highest possible pitch, implying thereby that he considered himself in an unsatisfactory position.
— from Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens

The hills were ordained for the help of man; but, instead of raising his eyes to the hills, from whence cometh
— from Modern Painters, Volume 4 (of 5) by John Ruskin