Example sentences of "he glanced [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As you should know from your own experiences ’ — he glanced up at the framed portrait of Commonweal School staff and pupils , September 1948 — ‘ the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy . |
| 2 | And he glanced round at the still-insensible Liam and threw away the cigarette in disgust . |
| 3 | He glanced briefly at the written note , put it aside and went on with the meeting . |
| 4 | As the old man reluctantly accepted a sip of water , he glanced over at the other bed . |
| 5 | He glanced over at the huge woman . |
| 6 | He glanced down at the mechanical bird caged at his feet . |
| 7 | But even then , when she was standing upright beside him , he made no attempt to release her hand and Rachel was only too aware of his appraising glance as he glanced down at the wet jade swimsuit tightly moulded to her slight , almost boyish figure before abruptly she snatched her hand away and walked quickly to the changing-rooms . |
| 8 | He glanced aside at the ginger-haired twins . |
| 9 | The casual offensiveness of the governor 's remarks was evident to the senator even before his aide finished his translation ; he glanced sharply at the Annamese , but it was impossible to gauge their reactions from their impassive faces . |
| 10 | He glanced back at the dead girl and smiled , as if to chide her gently for her folly . |
| 11 | He glanced severely at the two girls . |
| 12 | He glanced across at the strange boy again . |
| 13 | His weariness rebelled against the prospect and he glanced across at the opposite window in search of some clue as to his whereabouts . |
| 14 | He glanced across at the waiting technicians and dismissed them with a gesture . |
| 15 | He glanced contemptuously at the unconscious man . |