Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] over his shoulder " in BNC.

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1 He gave the impression that he was constantly looking over his shoulder at his executive which contained some hard and prickly characters .
2 Corbett just grinned over his shoulder and led them out on to the beaten track down to the village of Woodstock .
3 Ted was a natural , so unless he managed to find a right-hander to take him through the Backdoor , he was always looking over his shoulder .
4 Trotsky [ said ] ‘ Bukharin is always in front , but he 's always looking over his shoulder to make sure Lenin is n't far behind . ’
5 It is a combination that is so good that Redgrave , 30 , is now looking over his shoulder .
6 Ahead , Ember turned into the tunnel-mouth , not even looking over his shoulder .
7 The karateka then glances over his shoulder in the direction the kick is going to travel — the look should be only a very quick glance , not a prolonged stare .
8 He turned as if to go , then added over his shoulder :
9 Whitlock took a sip of beer then glanced over his shoulder at the entrance .
10 ‘ Well , ’ said Caspar , and then glanced over his shoulder as if to make sure no one was listening , ‘ well , the truth of it is , that I work for the Gruagach .
11 Naseby tried hard to read over his shoulder .
12 Then the guide plunged into the seething mass of people and donkeys , occasionally looking over his shoulder .
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