Example sentences of "stole a look " in BNC.
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| 1 | Xanthe stole a look at the reception desk , then passed behind her father and tipped hers into the rubber plant 's garish jardinière , stifled a giggle and beckoned Miranda to do likewise . |
| 2 | I stole a look at Conchis as he gazed up at the picture ; he had , by no other logic than that of cultural snobbery , gained a whole new dimension of respectability for me , and I began to feel much less sure of his eccentricity and his phoniness , of my own superiority in the matter of what life was really about . |
| 3 | She stole a look at him ; he was looking grimmer by the minute — he would n't show any mercy once he caught up with the culprits . |
| 4 | Claudia stole a look at him ; he did n't appear to have noticed Myra 's saying Dana 's name . |
| 5 | She had n't envied those girls until now ; she stole a look at Roman and admitted to herself that she was more than attracted to him . |
| 6 | Alexandra stole a look at her grandmother , beautiful celebrated Charlotte Bewick with her wine-red hair full of the diamonds her husband had given her , dressed in a flowing thing of cream silk and wrapped in furs . |
| 7 | The realisation that the lift was carrying them upwards instead of down made her heart jump horribly , and it went on fluttering febrilely as she stole a look at Luke , standing so still and confident at her side , and knowing , damn him , that she could n't bring herself to protest or ask questions in front of an audience . |
| 8 | Jenna stole a look at him and he was watching her intently , in every way intent . |
| 9 | She stole a look at his face . |
| 10 | She stole a look at her companion . |