Example sentences of "glanced over [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Silly or not , I 'd bugger off while I had the chance , ’ she said and glanced over her shoulder .
2 When Bernice glanced over her shoulder , he averted his eyes and took a consuming interest in the door hinges .
3 Bernice glanced over her shoulder and was relieved to see that Francis and Elaine were only a few metres behind her .
4 Emily glanced over her shoulder and lowered her voice .
5 She glanced over her shoulder again .
6 She glanced over her shoulder .
7 Madame Delon glanced over her shoulder before replying .
8 Polly glanced over her shoulder .
9 She glanced over her shoulder , spying the box on the floor near the fireplace .
10 Melissa glanced over her shoulder and gestured to Sybil , standing behind her .
11 Warily Fran glanced over her shoulder at the two men .
12 She rested her paddle and glanced over her shoulder at him .
13 She had n't seen him , but she sensed someone might be there and glanced over her shoulder .
14 I was dialling it when I heard the door of Flat 2 open and I glanced over my shoulder to see Fenella , who had added pyjama trousers to her stripey shirt , and Lisabeth , in an ankle-length woollen dressing-gown , creeping down the stairs like they were doing a commercial for a new edition of A. A. Milne books .
15 As he glanced over his correspondence , she muttered , ‘ You 'll do anything to help that little jockey , wo n't you ? ’
16 He glanced over his shoulder at the crowd of people .
17 He glanced over his shoulder at his assistant .
18 Gurder moved closer and glanced over his shoulder at Angalo , who was lying back in the control seat with a look of dreamy contentment on his face .
19 Chant glanced over his shoulder .
20 Vasili glanced over his shoulder , his foot already on the brake and his hand dipping towards the gear lever .
21 He glanced over his shoulder in time to see a guard , down on one knee , fumbling with the leash to release the straining animal .
22 He glanced over his shoulder to see Doug running too , back towards the hotel .
23 He glanced over his shoulder and grinned at her , knowing she could n't catch up with him , but when he looked round he found himself heading straight for a display of fresh produce outside a delicatessen .
24 Whitlock took a sip of beer then glanced over his shoulder at the entrance .
25 Automatically he glanced over his shoulder — and was startled to discover two bulky men in long overcoats standing some distance away — both very obviously watching him .
26 He glanced over his shoulder again , and discovered that the two men were nowhere to be seen — it had been nothing more than his imagination .
27 Daak glanced over his shoulder .
28 He glanced over his shoulder then leaned towards us .
29 Creggan grew nervous and glanced over his shoulder and up towards the trees above .
30 A draught whipped his bare legs , and he glanced over his shoulder , along the passage ; there was a hole in the little window beside the back door , just large enough for a hand to come through and turn the key in the lock … .
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