Example sentences of "[verb] a glance at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | D'Arcy cast a glance at the door . |
| 2 | His eyes made a swift study of her face , before he cast a glance at the sky . |
| 3 | He was sitting there with his head in his hands ; he did not rise when the train passed ; he made no movement ; he did not give a glance at the signs I made him ; and for a long time as the train was carrying me away , I watched his little motionless , grief-stricken figure , lost in the desert , an image of my own despair . |
| 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 | When he re-crossed the clearing , he barely spared a glance at the three lifeless black shapes scattered there as he sped past . |
| 6 | His back was to the window and he did not turn to spare a glance at the crush of the zeks who squirmed against the grime of the windows . |
| 7 | That is , of course , when I was n't actually casting an eye at the rope and pulley high over the hall or taking a glance at the shotgun . |
| 8 | I sneak a glance at the leverage ratio of CDCP . |
| 9 | Not until then did he cast a glance at the ground before his advancing feet to assure himself that the hoof-marks still led north . |
| 10 | Leith was still gasping at his audacity as well as at his discernment when , flicking a glance at the way her chestnut hair was fastened in a repressive knot , he inserted with another glance at her severe hairstyle , ‘ Now why would a beautiful woman , with equally beautiful hair , try to hide her beauty behind glasses which she clearly does n't need , try to minimise the beauty of her splendid hair , and also try to detract attention from what I clearly recall is a figure of delightful shape and proportions ? ’ |
| 11 | Madame Butterfly , he thought , for he had sneaked a glance at the soldier opposite and seen that he was now weeping , the letter crumpled in his fist , scrunching apple blossom . |
| 12 | Take a glance at the documentation . |
| 13 | I take a glance at the outside of his Cavalier so I 'll remember it . |
| 14 | John le Grant sat with the others , casting a glance at the pitcher as he passed . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | Zak flashed a glance at the crew , saw me and gave me a thumbs-up sign . |
| 17 | As Agnese proceeded to steer her across the terrace , Ronni stole a glance at the spot where Guido had been . |
| 18 | An example of this would be a secretary who angrily snatches a piece of paper from the typewriter while shooting a glance at the manager who is standing too near for comfort . |
| 19 | She drew in a deep breath , shooting a glance at the large clock opposite her , wishing the interview was over . |