Example sentences of "glanced [adv] [adv prt] at [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ This is a pleasant room — very charming , ’ he murmured , clearly absorbed by his own inner thoughts as he glanced idly around at the cream carpet and the matching raw silk curtains edging the windows . |
2 | The friar glanced despondently down at the sand and gravel . |
3 | He glanced back up at the house , where warm orange light spilled out from the dining room into the grey afternoon . |
4 | Blanche held the man 's gaze for a second and glanced back down at the piece of paper . |
5 | Rodo glanced confusedly up at the ceiling , half expecting the roof to collapse in on him . |
6 | Isabel glanced warily around at the silent forest , seeing nothing but dripping trees , ablaze with the autumn colours that even the dismal weather could not dim . |
7 | People glanced fearfully around at the impassive troops , waiting for the executions to start . |