Example sentences of "glance [adv prt] at the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy glanced down at the dog and looked up almost defiantly . |
| 2 | She glanced down at the landing and the dizziness swept up to meet her . |
| 3 | He glanced up at the sky and remarked : ‘ There 's nowhere to go at this time of night ’ , at which I said that I would be going home , and moved off to the right . |
| 4 | He slipped quietly in and glanced up at the windows and walls until his attention was drawn to a mop of fair hair sticking out from behind one of the back pews . |
| 5 | He glanced up at the spy-hole and grinned . |
| 6 | At the rear of the church , Sean glanced out at the porch and then at Michael on the other side of the main door who shrugged and gave an extra-loud ‘ Amen ’ which made Sean jump . |
| 7 | Wycliffe glanced back at the house and again saw the seated figure in the upstairs room , but now he had the impression that the figure was facing him , looking out of the side window . |
| 8 | He glanced back at the house and she wondered who was in the kitchen . |
| 9 | Ensconced in his car a moment later — and goodness , it felt luxurious ! — she glanced back at the foyer and saw that the other girl stood there staring with narrowed , suspicious eyes . |
| 10 | Masklin glanced back at the label as he grabbed the sweater . |
| 11 | Claudia glanced round at the cream and green furnishings , noting the comfortable double bed before opening the other door . |
| 12 | She was silent while the girl unloaded the tray then when they were alone again she shook out her serviette , glanced round at the others and said , ‘ When we 've had our lunch , Ken , you can take me to watch the donkey derby and we 'll leave these two to talk . ’ |
| 13 | Glancing down at the package as though it might just possibly bite , she took a deep breath and began to unpick the sellotape that held it intact . |
| 14 | The skinhead style , for all its apparent knuckleheadedness , is a consciously held pose , a deliberate turning back to earlier , more certain times when men were men and girls stuck by their blokes through thick and thin , a time when an observer could tell an individual 's social status by merely glancing down at the footwear or at the way a person walked . |