Example sentences of "glancing [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skinhead style , for all its apparent knuckleheadedness , is a consciously held pose , a deliberate turning back to earlier , more certain times when men were men and girls stuck by their blokes through thick and thin , a time when an observer could tell an individual 's social status by merely glancing down at the footwear or at the way a person walked . |
| 2 | ‘ Room service , ’ said the waiter , glancing down at the tip of the silencer he could see pointed at him from through the white cloth covering the lower part of the trolley . |
| 3 | Please do n't side-track me , ’ she said with brisk coolness , glancing down at the notebook in her hand , chewing the end of her pen , and perching on the edge of the desk . |
| 4 | As he moved past the man 's shoulder on his way back , Harry could not help glancing down at the book . |
| 5 | Robyn turned away sharply , glancing down at the dusty ground at her feet . |
| 6 | Glancing down at the torn card , she gave a little moue of apology . |
| 7 | Glancing down at the package as though it might just possibly bite , she took a deep breath and began to unpick the sellotape that held it intact . |
| 8 | Which was n't saying much , she 'd thought gloomily , glancing down at the brief scraps of material . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course , ’ he murmured , glancing down at the desk . |
| 10 | Glancing over at the faint quiver in the hand holding her fork , and at the nervously fluttering long eyelashes , casting dark spiky shadows on her pale , trembling cheeks , he gave her a warm and reassuring smile . |
| 11 | ‘ All of us , ’ he agreed , glancing up at the circle of 13 stars on the flag fluttering above Princeton in the April breeze . |
| 12 | Yet , in spite of all that , and the old mid-winter recordings within me , that winter — last winter — I never once resorted to glancing up at the pulley with its rope , the exhaust pipe of my car nor even the barrel of my shotgun . |
| 13 | Joseph said glancing up at the serious young man . |
| 14 | Then he crossed the street in front of the National Gallery , glancing up at the massive edifice of the building in the process . |
| 15 | Dexter got to his feet , glancing up at the ceiling . |
| 16 | ‘ Do n't you start , ’ she warned , glancing up at the old clock above the shelves . |
| 17 | Donna finally got to her feet and wandered outside , glancing up at the board , noticing that her train was due in about five minutes . |
| 18 | The constable started to go round the car , examining it minutely occasionally glancing up at the WPC to confirm the impression he was making . |
| 19 | Behind her , a stone fell into the river and she turned , glancing up at the fires on the cliff and the dark clouds above the crags and ramparts of the fortress . |
| 20 | Glancing up at the sky , she saw the storm clouds gathering on the horizon . |
| 21 | He paused , glancing out at the sky . |
| 22 | ‘ The doctors are doing everything possible , ’ the sister replied evasively , glancing back at the scornful Tina . |
| 23 | ‘ Not wine , thank you , ’ said Melissa with a smile , glancing back at the car . |
| 24 | Without glancing back at the house , he climbed into the cab of the Land Rover . |
| 25 | Glancing back at the young man waiting in the doorway , he gestured impatiently to Ellen . |
| 26 | Tallis followed glancing back at the huge carvings , their grotesque faces watching her , some compassionately , some with mocking expressions . |
| 27 | " Then tell us a bit more about the natives , " said Chuck lightly , sipping his champagne and glancing around at the little groups of Annamese who were tending to draw closer together as the babble of noise from the French around them grew louder . |
| 28 | Plummer poured himself another drink , pulled his monogrammed housecoat more tightly around him and paced the sitting room slowly , glancing around at the expensive furnishings and ornaments which filled the flat . |
| 29 | He moved carefully into the chamber , glancing around at the curved walls , and the curtains of rock beyond . |
| 30 | Glancing around at the rest , she could see that none of the small hovels was secured against intruders . |