Example sentences of "[pron] glanced [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over a hasty meal , I glanced at the Official Guide to County Meath , a gift from the manager . |
| 2 | I glanced at the answering machine in the corner and saw that the red light was glowing . |
| 3 | Once more I glanced at the large flour mill , temporarily closed , despite the addition of a new silvery turbine engine to take the place of water power . |
| 4 | Just then I glanced through the little bedroom window and saw all the women and kids still hanging about outside . |
| 5 | She glanced into the rear-view mirror , convinced that hers was the only car on this lonely road . |
| 6 | She glanced at the dark shape of Guy Sterne at her side , and saw him watching her . |
| 7 | She glanced at the other girl 's expression , trying to decipher her real meaning . |
| 8 | Briefly , she glanced at the other woman , then looked down at her watch . |
| 9 | She glanced at the automatic camera attached to her wrist ; all this time she had been clutching it without giving it a thought . |
| 10 | She glanced at the discreet price tag and laughed . |
| 11 | She glanced at the framed print of John at the Salpertons ' wedding , which was lying on top . |
| 12 | She glanced at the sleeping man . |
| 13 | She glanced at the brief details on the card Jill handed to her before smiling at the man . |
| 14 | She glanced at the blistered woodwork and peeling paint , and noticed in a desultory fashion that the first shelter had had its windows broken , and the railings between the parade and the beach looked in need of repair . |
| 15 | Rousing herself , she glanced at the huge diamond solitaire on her left hand as if for reassurance , before picking up her luggage and heading for the steps which led down to the landing-stage and the vaporetti . |
| 16 | As she hesitated , she glanced at the loose page to see if it offered any clue to its rightful position in the book . |
| 17 | She glanced at the book-laden table and at the general disarray . |
| 18 | She glanced towards the Temperate House , but the old lady had gone . |
| 19 | There was no blood on the bandage , but as she glanced across the broad sweep of his back Isabel realised suddenly how close Guy had come to being killed . |
| 20 | As she closed the door she glanced through the narrowing gap and saw Nathan toss down his pen , rest his elbows on the chart and rub his face . |
| 21 | She glanced through the open gateway , her attention caught by the tramp of boots . |
| 22 | Instead she glanced about the small chamber off the hall into which she had been ushered , thanking whatever saint had been responsible that de Raimes was apparently going to keep her to himself . |
| 23 | She glanced in the rear-view mirror and saw the headlights of the traffic behind her . |
| 24 | She glanced in the rear-view mirror to see that the Audi was in pursuit . |
| 25 | She glanced in the long mirror and , apparently satisfied , opened an oak chest and took out a drab fustian cloak of the type customarily worn by maidservants of the lower order , the which she had borrowed earlier from the servants ' quarters on a pretext . |
| 26 | She glanced around the varying expressions , and focussed finally on Guy 's calm , unreadable gaze . |
| 27 | She glanced around the neat deck . |
| 28 | She was annoyed to feel a tiny prickle of unease as she glanced round the big farmhouse kitchen — what on earth was happening to her now ? |
| 29 | She glanced round the deserted hall and glared at Santerre . |
| 30 | Obviously she 'd been lucky in what the travel agency had found for her , she thought approvingly as she glanced round the attractive room . |