Example sentences of "[vb past] at the clock and " in BNC.

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1 He glanced at the clock and nodded his approval without breaking the rhythm created by his fingers on the strings .
2 She glanced at the clock and leapt to her feet , her colour deepening at the look in Penry 's eyes as she pulled her jersey over her head .
3 He glanced at the clock and had a strange feeling that he had to do something — there was somewhere he ought to be .
4 When Nan rushed in , pulling her hat and coat off as she came in , she laughingly looked at the clock and said , ‘ Made it all but a minute , miss .
5 So she sat down again and looked at the clock and she could n't believe what she was seeing : fifteen minutes past ten !
6 I looked at the clock and it was 10.40 .
7 She looked at the clock and noticed it was twenty-past one — everyone was in now except Michael .
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