Example sentences of "[pron] glanced [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside in the cobbled farmyard I glanced at the side of the barn . |
| 2 | I glanced at the faces on either side of the Colonel , but I was still fascinated by Charlie Vaughan . |
| 3 | Once more I glanced at the large flour mill , temporarily closed , despite the addition of a new silvery turbine engine to take the place of water power . |
| 4 | Over a hasty meal , I glanced at the Official Guide to County Meath , a gift from the manager . |
| 5 | Occasionally I glanced at the TV screen that was showing events already taking place . |
| 6 | Hurriedly I glanced at the year of the film 's release . |
| 7 | As I passed what had been the marshalling yard and sidings , I glanced at the rows of rusting buffer stops and rotting wooden buffer beams , and conjured up a picture of its lines of laden coal wagons waiting to be despatched and the coal empties waiting to be taken to the collieries to be filled . |
| 8 | I glanced at the window . |
| 9 | I glanced at the answering machine in the corner and saw that the red light was glowing . |
| 10 | As I walked towards it , I glanced at the leader board and saw that his client was doing his stuff too — he was two under after five holes . |
| 11 | Raising it , I glanced at the door to see if my tails had arrived . |
| 12 | I glanced at the stuff from young Curtis and the Fernies . |
| 13 | I glanced at the file again . |
| 14 | As I picked my teeth and smiled to myself , I glanced at the newspaper which had been placed , furled on its stick , beside my plate . |
| 15 | While I was waiting I glanced at the stamp that was on my hand . |
| 16 | I glanced at the clock . |
| 17 | But when Siegfried drove away , the activity stopped abruptly and as I was leaving with my pockets stuffed with the equipment for my round I glanced into the sitting room and saw the young man stretched in his favourite chair . |
| 18 | Before entering the alley between the walls I glanced into the garden . |
| 19 | I glanced over the wall of the churchyard opposite . |
| 20 | Just then I glanced through the little bedroom window and saw all the women and kids still hanging about outside . |
| 21 | As I neared the roundabout outside the old town , I glanced across the fields and noticed an eerie grey ruined abbey standing on its own in flat farmland . |
| 22 | I glanced across the road . |
| 23 | I glanced up the path , which did look steep and rather rough . |
| 24 | I glanced towards the garage entrance which was ankle deep in litter . |
| 25 | I glanced around the ring of spectators . |
| 26 | I glanced round the screen . |
| 27 | They had blue cushions on them , but I thought they 'd register better just white , so I glanced round the paper adding carious different coloured touches — light on dark and dark on light — to give the impression of light coming through the leaves . |
| 28 | I glanced round the room . |
| 29 | I glanced round the room again . |
| 30 | Closing the door into the shop , she glanced up the stairs to make sure Maudie was n't within earshot . |