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Collocations for glance - noun

ADJ.

backward, sidelong, sideways
She cast a sidelong glance at Fern.
brief, cursory, fleeting, quick, swift
After a cursory glance at the report he frowned.
casual | covert, furtive, surreptitious
The man walked slowly along, casting furtive glances behind him.
accusing, angry, baleful, disapproving, mocking, reproachful, scornful, sharp, suspicious, withering
Meena threw him an angry glance.
curious, puzzled, questioning, quizzical | admiring, approving | knowing | meaningful
The couple exchanged meaningful glances but said nothing.
amused, wry | anxious, nervous, worried | plaintive

VERB + GLANCE

cast (sb), dart, give (sb/sth), have, shoot (sb), steal, take, throw (sb)
He gave her a mocking glance. | I had a quick glance at the article, but I haven''t read it yet. | He stole a sidelong glance at the young woman sitting next to him on the train. | She took one last glance in the mirror and then left.
exchange
They exchanged knowing glances.
catch
I caught the teacher''s glance and nearly burst into nervous laughter.
attract, draw
Their vintage car attracted admiring glances wherever they went.

GLANCE + VERB

flick, flicker, move
Her glance flickered briefly across to the group standing at the other side of the street.
meet
Their glances met, then they both looked away.
fall on sb/sth, rest on sb/sth
His glance fell on a pile of papers at one side of the desk.

PREP.

at a ~
The software allows you to see at a glance what fonts you have on the computer.
with a ~
With a quick glance at the time, she stood up and prepared to leave.
without a ~
He left without a backward glance.
~ at
A glance at my watch told me it was already past six o''clock.
~ of
He ignored my glance of disapproval.
~ over
He kept throwing nervous glances over his shoulder.

Collocations for glance - verb

ADV.

briefly, quickly, sharply
Norton glanced sharply at him.
anxiously, fearfully, nervously
She glanced nervously over her shoulder.
curiously
glancing curiously about him
covertly
He glanced covertly at his watch.
barely, hardly
She barely glanced at him.
down, up
She glanced up at him.

VERB + GLANCE

pause to, turn to
He turned to glance in our direction.
happen to
At that moment she happened to glance up.

PREP.

about/around/round
She glanced around the room.
across/over
She glanced across to where the others were standing chatting.
at
She glanced briefly at his lapel badge.
towards
He glanced towards the kitchen.

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