Example sentences of "[pron] glanced [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chrissie came into the lounge , looking slight and fragile in her housecoat ; she glanced nervously at the two CI5 men . |
| 2 | She glanced meaningfully at the linked hands of Juliet and David . |
| 3 | As the hospital grew bigger and nearer , she glanced again at the little boy and saw with horror that he was tiny . |
| 4 | She glanced up at the blackened night sky , pin-pointed with stars so wondrous that it made her feel like crying , and wished she were home , warm and safe in bed . |
| 5 | She was tired out now , her eyes ached from lack of sleep and jet-lag , and she glanced longingly at the king-sized bed with its lace-trimmed peach silk sheets . |
| 6 | As they reached the door she glanced down at the small flower bed which gardeners in the congregation were trying to cultivate with more optimism than success in the unrewarding soil at the side of the path . |
| 7 | She glanced down at the empty hearth , where the crumpled page had fallen and partly unfurled . |
| 8 | She glanced across at the dog-eared book of maps that lay on the passenger-seat beside her . |
| 9 | ‘ As you should know from your own experiences ’ — he glanced up at the framed portrait of Commonweal School staff and pupils , September 1948 — ‘ the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy . |
| 10 | And he glanced round at the still-insensible Liam and threw away the cigarette in disgust . |
| 11 | He glanced briefly at the written note , put it aside and went on with the meeting . |
| 12 | As the old man reluctantly accepted a sip of water , he glanced over at the other bed . |
| 13 | He glanced over at the huge woman . |
| 14 | He glanced down at the mechanical bird caged at his feet . |
| 15 | But even then , when she was standing upright beside him , he made no attempt to release her hand and Rachel was only too aware of his appraising glance as he glanced down at the wet jade swimsuit tightly moulded to her slight , almost boyish figure before abruptly she snatched her hand away and walked quickly to the changing-rooms . |
| 16 | He glanced aside at the ginger-haired twins . |
| 17 | The casual offensiveness of the governor 's remarks was evident to the senator even before his aide finished his translation ; he glanced sharply at the Annamese , but it was impossible to gauge their reactions from their impassive faces . |
| 18 | He glanced back at the dead girl and smiled , as if to chide her gently for her folly . |
| 19 | He glanced severely at the two girls . |
| 20 | He glanced across at the strange boy again . |
| 21 | His weariness rebelled against the prospect and he glanced across at the opposite window in search of some clue as to his whereabouts . |
| 22 | He glanced across at the waiting technicians and dismissed them with a gesture . |
| 23 | He glanced contemptuously at the unconscious man . |