Example sentences of "[noun] glance [adv] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie glanced sideways at the river , having been concentrating on the fairly heavy traffic . |
| 2 | Catesby glanced despairingly at the ceiling ; still , the old steward was summoned and questioned . |
| 3 | Googol glanced perplexedly at the door , which was perfectly intact . |
| 4 | Lisa glanced defeatedly at the pile of papers , then with a heavy heart she gathered them up . |
| 5 | Joseph glanced quickly at the emperor to see if he 'd heard and was surprised to find his expression uneasy beneath the bonnet-like crown that fitted close around his face . |
| 6 | Rose glanced nervously at the door . |
| 7 | In the taxi that had waited all evening in the piazza for them , the Captain glanced sideways at the point of glowing ash and said politely , ‘ I hope I did n't take you away from something more important this evening . ’ |
| 8 | Juliet glanced quickly at the girl as she folded up the stethoscope . |
| 9 | Sandra glanced swiftly at the man with the stick , wondering what he had in his pockets . |
| 10 | ( Their activity and philosophy of the past three years are celebrated in an anthology , A glance backward at the future : A book for the pre-modern , published this September . ) |