Example sentences of "glance at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He glances at the kitchen clock .
2 David Spiller glances at the newspaper coverage of the Headingley Test
3 The other one glances at the sunset and remarks , Ha , it looks like being a wet day tomorrow .
4 He opens the inner front door that leads to the enclosed porch and glances at the doormat .
5 Yvonne glances at the pyramid with what might be contempt .
6 In a conscious break from recent lengthy works such as his trilogy ‘ In Penumbria ’ , ‘ Nexus ’ and ‘ An Adjustment of Expectations ’ , in ‘ Beach Bodies ’ Adrian Gatie glances at the summer visitors to our beaches .
7 He thumbs through it , glances at the summary and goes red in the face .
8 An analogue watch user will just glance at the timepiece and say , ‘ … it 's about a quarter to five ’ .
9 Flavia saw Andrée glance at the square of oil-cloth off which she ate her meals .
10 As they passed through the hall , she saw him glance at the picture that was hanging there , and asked him on an impulse if he knew who the original was .
11 The chorus-master , you may say , could move forward and glance at the baton ; so he does : but … if a crowd of dancers occupies the downstage area , the baton is no longer visible .
12 Very often , during the assessment interview , the therapist might glance at the client 's completed inventories and adapt their line of questioning , or confirm a particular response .
13 Time 's getting on and you glance at the clock ,
14 Irritated you glance at the sky ‘ must be going to rain ’ you mutter .
15 After a few touch-and-goes I was able to clean-up slickly : throttles carefully forward a couple of inches at main-wheel touch ( no automatic fuel control below 16,000 rpm ) , hold the nose-wheel an inch or two off the tarmac and retract the airbrakes ( thumb switch up for speed-up ) , a bit more throttle , flaps to fifteen ( toggle switch on side console forward — do n't even contemplate touching that too-obtrusive up-and-down flap-shaped undercarriage selector in the corner of you eye on the panel ahead ) , more power , the roar deepens with a steady push from behind , glance at the ASI , full throttle , speed building through ninety , rotate , positive climb , gear up , speed 120 , flaps up speed 170 , crank on the bank and we are downwind again .
16 ( A glance at the index of just about any reputable general text-book of modern Russian history will confirm this . )
17 Glance at the paper ; no particular interest in petrol queues or Ireland without Whitelaw , so he settled down to think about Jacqui and Steen .
18 I glance at the price-list near by and quote cost .
19 It seems almost like the beginning of time when visitors to Welford Road first saw dear old Dusty tee up the ball , meticulously pace his couple of steps back and sideways , pause , take a deep breath , glance at the target and then , slick as clockwork , sidle up and caress the ball between the posts .
20 I glance at the gun on his hip .
21 A half glance at the congregation , then back to eyeing the piece of paper .
22 For example , if the adult holds an object , such as a doll , in the child 's line of gaze , the child is likely to look at the object and then immediately glance at the adult 's face to check that they are looking at the same thing .
23 She glanced at the screwdriver he still held in his hand .
24 He glanced at the window , and the boy nodded .
25 I glanced at the window .
26 And then she glanced at the window ; the darkness outside was complete .
27 Rachel glanced at the first-aider who was holding Len 's head .
28 Anne glanced at the phone worriedly , then at Robyn 's ashen , panic-stricken face .
29 Morse glanced at the phone on the table beside the settee , but let the matter rest .
30 Occasionally I glanced at the TV screen that was showing events already taking place .
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