Example sentences of "a glance at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A glance at a geological map of England will show that the proposed line skirts , and would accommodate the mineral district lying north and east of Chirbury , from which large quantities of lead and barytes are obtained . |
| 2 | A glance at a short section of a DXF file , see Fig. 2 , might lead to the conclusion that whoever designed the format either had shares in a paper manufacturing company , or a grudge against rain forests . |
| 3 | With the passing of time , Greek silver coins tended to have a wider diameter and lesser thickness , and a glance at the general appearance of a coin will enable it to be assigned to either the fifth to fourth centuries or the second to first centuries BC ( compare figs. 9 and 6 ) . |
| 4 | He spared a glance at the ragged specimens of humanity crouched against the wall and wondered how many of them had once been prosperous farmers or innkeepers or tradesmen . |
| 5 | A glance at the Financial Times or Money Management will reveal the large number and variety of offshore funds in existence . |
| 6 | A glance at the awful title suggested the answer ‘ nothing ’ but I soon found that this book is not like all the others . |
| 7 | But a glance at the Soviet Union should be enough to remind Mr de Klerk that it is far easier to dismantle his predecessors ' oppressive structures than to build a new democracy in their place . |
| 8 | A glance at the vested interests of the four debaters , debating whether sports-climbing is threatening the traditional ethos of British climbing , throws up interesting comparisons . |
| 9 | A glance at the current programme shows that we already have courses on planning , recruitment and publicity . |
| 10 | A glance at the architectural section of any of the annual handbooks published by the leading denominations or a survey of the denominational press shows how important they had become . |
| 11 | The third of Salter and Tapper 's concept , the ‘ means ’ to support change , has not been offered to arts education , whereas funds for the development of more vocationally orientated education have been forthcoming , as a glance at the original categories of ESGs , TVEI and GRIST demonstrates . |
| 12 | ‘ He had been there for two nights , sinking deeper and deeper , ’ but the troops , obsessed by their own suffering , passed by without so much as casting a glance at the wretched beast . |
| 13 | They backed the horse between the traces and untied her hobble without a glance at the Horsey townsfolk who watched them from a very great distance . |
| 14 | She drew in a deep breath , shooting a glance at the large clock opposite her , wishing the interview was over . |
| 15 | A glance at the mating behaviour of cats tells why . |
| 16 | A glance at the tapering elegance of her left hand showed a massive rock of an engagement ring , flashing diamonds on the fourth finger . |
| 17 | A glance at the latest list published in Fortune magazine shows it to be not just silly but ludicrous : the list purports to show only US industrial companies — but it classifies AT&T Co as a service company and eliminates it altogether despite the fact that with NCR Corp added in , AT&T 's non-service businesses alone would give the firm a ranking in the 50s . |
| 18 | A glance at the assembled guests told him what he already knew — that no one looked quite as good as he did . |
| 19 | With his hear pounding in his chest and with barely a glance at the dreaded Bogeyman 's door , he raced along the landing and down the main stairs . |