Example sentences of "she glanced [adv] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She glanced hesitantly at the door . |
| 2 | Chrissie came into the lounge , looking slight and fragile in her housecoat ; she glanced nervously at the two CI5 men . |
| 3 | She glanced nervously at the windows , wondering how they 'd hold out against fiercer gusts than those already battering the house . |
| 4 | She glanced meaningfully at the linked hands of Juliet and David . |
| 5 | A little later , she glanced again at the book and said : ‘ A side of life I know nothing about . |
| 6 | Every few minutes she glanced again at the postcard . |
| 7 | As the hospital grew bigger and nearer , she glanced again at the little boy and saw with horror that he was tiny . |
| 8 | She glanced round at the cats to see how much food would be needed . |
| 9 | I was dubious at first because since her illness Jennifer has become a very private person and I do n't think she would have liked all the hubbub over in the other section ; but here — ’ she glanced round at the softly decorated walls , the strategically placed water-colours and the subdued lighting ‘ — here , I think , could well be the answer . ’ |
| 10 | She glanced around at the audience who were appearing in twos and threes . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The car skidded a little , came straight ; she glanced forward at the road , saw the corner and the trees . |
| 13 | Outside again she glanced up at the sky which was a pale shade of blue . |
| 14 | Then turning her head , she glanced up at the sergeant , and with definite bitterness in her voice , said , ‘ I 'll never do that again . |
| 15 | She glanced up at the girl standing before her and shook her head . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | She glanced up at the clock on the wall opposite . |
| 18 | She glanced up at the clock . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | She glanced up at the house . |
| 21 | She glanced up at the stars to avoid looking at his face . |
| 22 | She glanced up at the blackened night sky , pin-pointed with stars so wondrous that it made her feel like crying , and wished she were home , warm and safe in bed . |
| 23 | She was tired out now , her eyes ached from lack of sleep and jet-lag , and she glanced longingly at the king-sized bed with its lace-trimmed peach silk sheets . |
| 24 | ‘ When I said I was tired she glanced sideways at the bed and hinted she was fairly tired herself . |
| 25 | She glanced irritably at the waiter , barely resisting the urge , it seemed , to hurry him up so that her companion could continue . |
| 26 | She glanced down at the linoleum in despair . |
| 27 | As they reached the door she glanced down at the small flower bed which gardeners in the congregation were trying to cultivate with more optimism than success in the unrewarding soil at the side of the path . |
| 28 | She glanced down at the landing and the dizziness swept up to meet her . |
| 29 | She glanced down at the empty hearth , where the crumpled page had fallen and partly unfurled . |
| 30 | 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 . |