Example sentences of "[noun] glanced at [art] clock " in BNC.

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1 Zach glanced at the clock on the bookcase and stood up .
2 The Prince glanced at a clock .
3 McLeish glanced at the clock on Yeo 's desk and saw that he was running behind ti me , as tended to happen at this stage in an investigation when you needed to be in six places at once .
4 Gregson glanced at the clock on the dashboard and estimated that he could be at New Scotland Yard in less than thirty minutes , traffic permitting .
5 Juliet glanced at the clock , and pushed a last morsel of toast into her mouth .
6 My mother glanced at the clock before looking at the window to ascertain that the garden was already retreating into night , and drew the curtains .
7 Melissa glanced at the clock .
8 Charity glanced at the clock as she poured and announced that she 'd missed it , Peregrine asking if it mattered a hoot anyway , the wireless these day being so hopelessly uninformative , with nothing more important to impart than news of patrol activity on the Maginot Line .
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