Example sentences of "glancing [adv] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 've got to be careful : they cause lots of trouble , ’ said Manoel , glancing nervously at the groups of patrolling military police and the slate-grey truck used to cart away vagrant minors who spend their days here sniffing glue , bathing in fountains , picking pockets and sleeping rough . |
| 2 | Donna sat in the sitting-room , glancing endlessly at the sheets of paper they 'd picked up from the bank that day and also at the notes Ward had left . |
| 3 | Behind her , a stone fell into the river and she turned , glancing up at the fires on the cliff and the dark clouds above the crags and ramparts of the fortress . |
| 4 | I 'll have to check the exact date , ’ she mumbled , then , glancing round at the others , she said , ‘ Are you quite sure you want to go again ? |
| 5 | General Froebe slipped on a pair of reading glasses , and shuffled through the papers on his desk , glancing briefly at the timetables and lists that adorned each one . |
| 6 | ‘ What I have n't told them , ’ he said , glancing again at the journalists , ‘ is that the released girl had a message to deliver and did n't deliver it . |