Example sentences of "glance at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 An analogue watch user will just glance at the timepiece and say , ‘ … it 's about a quarter to five ’ .
2 Flavia saw Andrée glance at the square of oil-cloth off which she ate her meals .
3 As they passed through the hall , she saw him glance at the picture that was hanging there , and asked him on an impulse if he knew who the original was .
4 The chorus-master , you may say , could move forward and glance at the baton ; so he does : but … if a crowd of dancers occupies the downstage area , the baton is no longer visible .
5 Very often , during the assessment interview , the therapist might glance at the client 's completed inventories and adapt their line of questioning , or confirm a particular response .
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