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

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1 A noisily closing door made them glance up at the ship 's sunlit bridge .
2 I glanced up at the sky , ‘ It 's going to be light pretty soon . ’
3 I glanced up at the sails , down at the compass , then ahead to where the lighthouse loom arced powerfully through the night .
4 She glanced up at the girl standing before her and shook her head .
5 The muffled jangle of the bell disturbed her reverie , and she glanced up at the clock — it lacked a few minutes to three — her visitor was punctual as usual .
6 She glanced up at the clock on the wall opposite .
7 She glanced up at the clock .
8 She glanced up at the stars to avoid looking at his face .
9 Outside again she glanced up at the sky which was a pale shade of blue .
10 She glanced up at the ceiling once , as if in appreciation of the solution to a tough puzzle that she 'd been unable to crack without help ; the tile was still stuck in the open position , and Charlie was in no state to clamber up there and fix it .
11 She glanced up at the house .
12 Then turning her head , she glanced up at the sergeant , and with definite bitterness in her voice , said , ‘ I 'll never do that again .
13 But something made him glance up at the lounge window as he approached .
14 He glanced up at the sky and remarked : ‘ There 's nowhere to go at this time of night ’ , at which I said that I would be going home , and moved off to the right .
15 He glanced up at the sky .
16 He glanced up at the windows of the three handsome houses .
17 He glanced up at the spy-hole and grinned .
18 He glanced up at the mantel clock , then across at Mrs Burger .
19 He stared back at the Cages , he glanced up at the trees behind them , he stared at the people who stared at him .
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