Sentence examples for glance round from inspiring English sources

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Then open them and sweep your glance round the room.

Gough came off him to cover the goalmouth but not once did he glance round to see where Houchen went next.

"People just glance round here as if they were in a shop with nothing worth buying and then go back downstairs again to the fine furniture".

Probably you would glance round and leave, unless you were a particular fan of (in this case) Saenredam or Paulus Potter, in which case you would be in for a long and happy afternoon.

His subsequent attempts to convince himself that his gesture has made any impact are tragicomic: "He did not even glance round, and pretended he had not noticed; but he was only pretending, I am certain".

On another evening, that bright young chap who comes on to talk about foot and mouth, presenting himself before some high hills in Wales, was made to warn: "if foot and mouth clears these mountains...". at which point he shot a nervous glance round at them, as if to make sure they had not done a bunk while he was talking.

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He glances round.

Her father suddenly glances round.

He glanced round and caught sight of me.

He then glanced round at the other passengers and observed.

"Leave me to my dunghill," the painter said, glancing round at his studio.

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