Example sentences of "[pron] glanced [adv prt] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I glanced up at the sky , ‘ It 's going to be light pretty soon . ’ |
2 | As I eased down I glanced over at the clock ; it read 10.01 . |
3 | I glanced down at the kitchen . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | I glanced down at the lissom length of her spine . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | She glanced around at the audience who were appearing in twos and threes . |
8 | She glanced up at the girl standing before her and shook her head . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | She glanced up at the clock on the wall opposite . |
11 | She glanced up at the clock . |
12 | Outside again she glanced up at the sky which was a pale shade of blue . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | She glanced up at the house . |
15 | Then turning her head , she glanced up at the sergeant , and with definite bitterness in her voice , said , ‘ I 'll never do that again . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | She glanced down at the landing and the dizziness swept up to meet her . |
19 | She glanced down at the linoleum in despair . |
20 | She glanced back at the man sitting across the table . |
21 | Ensconced in his car a moment later — and goodness , it felt luxurious ! — she glanced back at the foyer and saw that the other girl stood there staring with narrowed , suspicious eyes . |
22 | As she reached them she glanced back at the hire car , knowing that she could n't leave it there for long . |
23 | She glanced back at the discod . |
24 | She glanced back at the house . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | He glanced up at the sky . |
27 | He glanced up at the spy-hole and grinned . |
28 | He glanced up at the mantel clock , then across at Mrs Burger . |
29 | He glanced over at the windspeed indicator . |
30 | He glanced over at the mirror every time she came near , longing to speak , and he drank in her loveliness like a man who has crossed a barren desert . |