Example sentences of "[adj] glance at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An appraising glance at the assembled company tells her how to begin , and the lesson advances spontaneously yet logically to a physically and artistically satisfying climax and conclusion . |
| 2 | Casting a disgusted glance at the buckled trike and at the throng pouring past him , south-bound , Grimm trotted northwards after the Assassin . |
| 3 | She cast a quick , cautious glance at the little girl , fearing that she might have overheard , but Kirsty had slid down from her chair and was quite clearly totally absorbed in watching the antics of the hotel cat through the window . |
| 4 | Now , as a brief glance at the current catalogue will show , he is one of the most recorded composers of his generation . |
| 5 | But the Substitute caught his movement and , with a quick sidelong smile and a rueful glance at the offending object , he leaned back in his seat and said solemnly : ‘ It 's my only vice . ’ |
| 6 | The Captain could n't avoid a swift glance at the shiny dome flanked by two tufts of grey hair . |
| 7 | He cast an agonised glance at the open door across the landing where four small figures stood watching with large dusky eyes . |
| 8 | As Cynthia fell silent , the lawyer stole a quick glance at the dying woman and , shocked at the wastage of so young a life , he hastened to lighten Dorothy 's obvious distress . |
| 9 | A quick glance at the seven-layer decision-making ladder of the OSI , makes plain the potential for querulous technical in-fighting over a near-interminable period . |
| 10 | Silvio threw a quick glance at the connecting door . |
| 11 | A casual glance at the equivalent circuit of figure 10.6(b) might suggest that the output resistance of the common-emitter amplifier is and that maximum signal power gain arises with this network when the load resistance equals . |
| 12 | Elizabeth cast one happy glance at the dawning delight on the other two faces , and continued with the joyful work . |
| 13 | This man spared one short glance at the crippled zek , then looked away , folded his gloved hands across his stomach and set himself to wait patiently . |
| 14 | Simon threw a puzzled glance at the disordered pile of documents on his table . |
| 15 | It will be apparent from even a cursory glance at the preceding chapter that with relative ease , and often with no lack of management application , an apparently valuable asset can rapidly revert to a financial liability . |
| 16 | As the subject of historical studies , and the heroine of romantic fiction , Mary Queen of Scots has a massive lead over all other earthly Maries , only the Virgin scoring more heavily — as even the most cursory glance at the British Library Catalogue of Printed Books makes clear . |
| 17 | A few items are rumbled as a worried glance at the mounting monitor reminds Mommy and Poppy that they are not in Heaven yet . |