Example sentences of "she [verb] a [adj] glance [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The thought made her smile wryly , then she bit her lip as she caught a puzzled glance from Robert .
2 She cast a fearful glance over her shoulder .
3 She cast a withering glance at Peggy now , then whispered back , ‘ Poor soul .
4 She cast a sidelong glance at Fen .
5 She cast a worried glance in Anne 's direction .
6 She cast a steely glance in the direction of the wardens , who clustered together in the corner watching the noisy lot of prisoners and their visitors , and advised me against looking in my bag .
7 She cast a suspicious glance over the lockers and then shook herself for her wild imaginings .
8 She received a suspicious glance at this placid response , but she refused to be drawn .
9 She threw a cursory glance at Matey , inclining her head slightly , made no gesture at all to McAllister , but merely stared inimically at her , offended by such youthful , dewy charm .
10 She threw a venomous glance at the TARDIS .
11 She threw a withering glance in Shae 's direction .
12 She turned a stricken glance on Peter .
13 She took a covert glance at his watch and discovered that , amazingly , it was nearly midnight .
14 As the music died away she sent a shimmering glance round the room , a glance designed to send every red-blooded man 's pulse racing just that little bit faster .
15 She flicked a triumphant glance over Lucy .
16 She gave a cool glance in return , cautiously pleased that so far she had betrayed nothing of her reaction at standing so close to him .
17 She gave a quick glance at her watch , put on an hour on the ferry to accommodate the time change , and saw that it had gone six , and that , apart for a stop for petrol and a brief stop in Aachen for a cup of coffee , she had been driving more or less continuously since just after nine that morning .
18 She gave a brief glance at the screen , dropped her jaw by at least a metre , and walked backwards , first into the back wall , and then slowly and hypnotically down our aisle , past our row — in spite of our waving and hissing cries of ‘ Mummm ! ’ — then backwards again , eyes never leaving the screen , and past us in the other direction .
19 She shot a swift glance at Paul in case he decided to amend this statement , but he merely smiled quirkily and said , ‘ Exactly ! ’
20 She shot a rapid glance of enquiry at him .
21 She shot a speculative glance at her companion .
22 She flashed a panic-stricken glance at her companion .
23 As she stepped out of the bathroom she stole a quick glance at the bed , just to check that Kirsty was still sleeping .
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