Example sentences of "glance at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An elderly woman does not want to take the risk , hastily glances at the sharp blades of the door , retreats back to behind the faded white line and waits for the next train . |
| 2 | Today she did n't even glance at the cloudless blue sky . |
| 3 | The boy did n't even glance at the folded franc notes . |
| 4 | But this year , by the time I get through all the British news , I 'm too knackered to even glance at the latest adventures of Glistenin' Bill Clinton . |
| 5 | One thing that he noticed ; every now and again she 'd glance at the uncurtained window , as if she was checking the progress of the oncoming darkness . |
| 6 | Before we consider how these ideologies affected attitudes to death , we must glance at the social and economic changes that provided the context within which they operated . |
| 7 | I glance at the front door : no one showing yet . |
| 8 | I glance at the wrought-iron gate : it 's a long way off . |
| 9 | When the children have stopped cutting the cards , quickly glance at the top and bottom ones to make sure that they are different . |
| 10 | ( we glance at the heavy jowls and thinning hair , |
| 11 | ‘ Can you put some food out for the children ? 1 gave them supper last night , ’ Jane glanced at the five tousled heads in various parts of the living room . |
| 12 | The young woman glanced at the scrying glass . |
| 13 | She glanced at the dark shape of Guy Sterne at her side , and saw him watching her . |
| 14 | She glanced at the framed print of John at the Salpertons ' wedding , which was lying on top . |
| 15 | Evans glanced at the closed toilet door , leaned forward , lowered his voice . |
| 16 | Penry Vaughan studied her in brooding silence for a moment , then glanced at the forgotten tray on the bedside table . |
| 17 | My grandfather — ’ he glanced at the impressive dark red back at the far end of the drawing-room and lowered his voice , ‘ My grandfather was a fat , red manufacturer of mill machinery with a strong Lancashire accent . |
| 18 | Michele glanced at the blonde woman . |
| 19 | Rachel barely glanced at the familiar streets . |
| 20 | Wexford glanced at the curled lip , the hard direct eyes . |
| 21 | Sighing , Jack glanced at the first sheet . |
| 22 | He glanced at the offending literature . |
| 23 | While she phoned the switchboard and requested that they page the cardiographer , Michael Barrington the orthopaedic SR arrived and glanced at the shattered stubs of the young man 's femurs . |
| 24 | She glanced at the sleeping man . |
| 25 | She glanced at the automatic camera attached to her wrist ; all this time she had been clutching it without giving it a thought . |
| 26 | So it was a quietly defiant Alistair who , the next morning , came plodding down the stairs , and glanced at the splayed mail on the shelf as he headed for the door . |
| 27 | He glanced at the bearded driver of his vehicle . |
| 28 | Bridhe looked at her shrewdly , and glanced at the other women . |
| 29 | He glanced at the other table . |
| 30 | But Lacuna barely glanced at the other screens . |