Example sentences of "[conj] glance [adv prt] at the " in BNC.

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1 He took a deep breath and glanced round at the giants .
2 He turned , and glanced up at the clock above the bar .
3 Feeling a little embarrassed , he quickly cleared his throat and glanced up at the clock .
4 He slipped quietly in and glanced up at the windows and walls until his attention was drawn to a mop of fair hair sticking out from behind one of the back pews .
5 Doyle moved further up the road , and glanced up at the bedroom windows .
6 She ran a hand through her hair and glanced up at the fighters again , one arm linked through Plummer 's .
7 She turned the corner and glanced up at the hoarding above the cinema 's portico , to see what was to be her fate for the next three hours .
8 Tom stopped at the corner of the small road near the corset shop and glanced down at the tiny alleyway where the artist 's shop stood .
9 ‘ Ah , yes , ’ Farouk cut in and glanced down at the notepad in front of him .
10 Lorton took a Swan Vesta matchbox from his pocket and glanced down at the compass .
11 Then she paused and lifted the pillow and glanced down at the offending garments .
12 Culley half-rose , but Cattini put out a hand to stop him , and glanced back at the barman who lifted a bottle and dug a highball glass into an ice-container .
13 Robyn swallowed and glanced out at the pouring rain , glanced at him , at the carved , arrogant profile that irked and thrilled her all at the same time and then at the rain again .
14 " Then tell us a bit more about the natives , " said Chuck lightly , sipping his champagne and glancing around at the little groups of Annamese who were tending to draw closer together as the babble of noise from the French around them grew louder .
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