Example sentences of "she [verb] a look " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maria 's heart clenched as she slanted a look at his grim countenance . |
| 2 | ‘ And tell me again how she has a look of me . ’ |
| 3 | She snatched a look at his hard , intolerant face , her eyes lingering for a moment on the impassive eyes , the firm , sure mouth . |
| 4 | She learnt a look and a posture and a set of adjectives which passed for being hip in the Village . |
| 5 | She darted a look at Niall 's profile , only to find him studying her in a way she found oddly disturbing . |
| 6 | She sneaked a look over her shoulder at him . |
| 7 | She threw a look of contempt at Dame Elizabeth . |
| 8 | When she threw a look over her shoulder , however , he had n't given up at all , but was prowling towards her with a bemused smile on his face . |
| 9 | She wriggled her skirt down over her thighs and when she risked a look she was relieved to discover Edward had done his trousers up again . |
| 10 | She risked a look at his expression and saw he was entirely serious . |
| 11 | Marie Murphy then provides a musical interlude with her essay ‘ Down To The Woods ’ , in which she takes a look at the career of that great Ulster songwriter , the late Jimmy Kennedy . |
| 12 | She took a look at this man before her and summed him up in five seconds flat : he was from the country ; he was perspiring because he was wearing his one and only suit which was too heavy for the weather ; his shoes were outrageous , huge , clod-hopping things , but at least they had been polished ; his hands were heavy , his fingers thick as sausages so he was definitely a man of the land ; despite all that , he was quite polite and well-spoken though with a strong accent that she could identify as being Scottish but from which part of Scotland she could not say ; for some reason she was quite sure he was a liar . |
| 13 | She took a look over her shoulder and saw a horse and rider behind her and at full stretch , but with the sun in her eyes , Artemis could n't distinguish who it was . |
| 14 | She took a look into Sebastian 's room . |
| 15 | By seven-fifteen that evening , she was ready and , as that nibble of excitement she had experienced before started to get to her again , she took a look in her mirror for reassurance . |
| 16 | She saw a look of real dislike cross Mrs Browning 's face , quickly followed by an expression of exasperation . |
| 17 | She saw a look of disappointment cross the young boy 's face . |
| 18 | She saw a look of surprise pass over his features . |
| 19 | She flicked a look at Guido . |
| 20 | She flicked a look over her shoulder , glad to have provoked this bad feeling between them . |
| 21 | She flicked a look at Travis as , without so much as asking her to hold on , Mr Green went away to tell Rosemary that she was wanted on the phone . |
| 22 | Should n't she get a look in occasionally ? |
| 23 | She slipped a look at Conchis , who bowed imperceptibly . |
| 24 | She shot a look of triumph at her hated rival . |
| 25 | She shot a look at Alain , but looked away very speedily when she found his eyes on the sudden curve of her lips . |
| 26 | She shot a look at Niall . |
| 27 | She flashed a look at Sara . |
| 28 | She stole a look at him ; he was looking grimmer by the minute — he would n't show any mercy once he caught up with the culprits . |
| 29 | She had n't envied those girls until now ; she stole a look at Roman and admitted to herself that she was more than attracted to him . |
| 30 | The realisation that the lift was carrying them upwards instead of down made her heart jump horribly , and it went on fluttering febrilely as she stole a look at Luke , standing so still and confident at her side , and knowing , damn him , that she could n't bring herself to protest or ask questions in front of an audience . |