Example sentences of "[pron] glanced [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I glanced up at the sky , ‘ It 's going to be light pretty soon . ’ |
| 2 | I glanced up at the sails , down at the compass , then ahead to where the lighthouse loom arced powerfully through the night . |
| 3 | As I eased down I glanced over at the clock ; it read 10.01 . |
| 4 | Every time that I passed the spot , over the next year or two , I glanced quickly at the building , then scooted past . |
| 5 | I glanced down at the kitchen . |
| 6 | I glanced down at the limb I was illustratively wiggling , only to find an involuntary erection making my trousers stick out like an accusing finger . |
| 7 | I glanced down at the lissom length of her spine . |
| 8 | She glanced hesitantly at the door . |
| 9 | She glanced nervously at the windows , wondering how they 'd hold out against fiercer gusts than those already battering the house . |
| 10 | Every few minutes she glanced again at the postcard . |
| 11 | A little later , she glanced again at the book and said : ‘ A side of life I know nothing about . |
| 12 | She glanced round at the cats to see how much food would be needed . |
| 13 | She glanced around at the house , she would lose her home ; entailed as it was it would pass to the next male heir of the family . |
| 14 | She glanced around at the audience who were appearing in twos and threes . |
| 15 | The car skidded a little , came straight ; she glanced forward at the road , saw the corner and the trees . |
| 16 | She glanced up at the girl standing before her and shook her head . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | She glanced up at the clock on the wall opposite . |
| 19 | She glanced up at the clock . |
| 20 | She glanced up at the stars to avoid looking at his face . |
| 21 | Outside again she glanced up at the sky which was a pale shade of blue . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | She glanced up at the house . |
| 24 | Then turning her head , she glanced up at the sergeant , and with definite bitterness in her voice , said , ‘ I 'll never do that again . |
| 25 | ‘ When I said I was tired she glanced sideways at the bed and hinted she was fairly tired herself . |
| 26 | She glanced irritably at the waiter , barely resisting the urge , it seemed , to hurry him up so that her companion could continue . |
| 27 | Her mind still racing , she glanced down at the map on the passenger seat and then headed towards the road that would take her to Mountpelier Lodge . |
| 28 | She glanced down at the ring now , and found herself wondering , as she did occasionally , if it really was necessary for her to go on wearing it . |
| 29 | She glanced down at the landing and the dizziness swept up to meet her . |
| 30 | She glanced down at the linoleum in despair . |