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Had a glance at vs had a glance of you

The correct phrase is "had a glance at." The preposition "at" is used to indicate the target or object of the glance
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Last updated: November 04, 2024 • 11792 views

Had a glance at

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "had a glance at" when you want to express that you briefly looked at something or someone.

Examples:

  • I had a glance at the report before the meeting.
  • She had a quick glance at her watch.
  • He had a glance at the beautiful sunset.
  • They had a glance at the new car in the showroom.
  • We had a glance at the menu before deciding what to order.
  • Oct 6, 2018 ... Ex.: She glanced or she had a glance at her friend. She had a look at the book. Am I right? Thanks in advance ...
  • Jun 8, 2021 ... Remember when the ninja had a glance at their future? Question. Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. Upvote 7
  • Sep 29, 2018 ... ... had a glance at myself in the bathroom mirror and thought 'Nah'. -- Q. Did you play with any of the guitars you used in the first Pompeii in ...
  • Sep 29, 2018 ... -- Q. How strong was the urge to take your shirt off like in 1972? Ed Hydock (via Facebook) A. I had a glance at myself in the bathroom mirror ...
  • Feb 16, 2022 ... Once the keys are in 1Password, do I need to remove from from the .ssh directory? I have had a glance at the dev documentation but would like ...
  • Jun 20, 2013 ... Had a glance at the REST and Remote API and I couldn't find ways to validate permissions. For example: * Can user X edit pageId N? * Can ...
  • Mar 5, 2024 ... I had a glance at the Node Material but got the impression that switching to that would be too much of a leap, in particular since I am ...
  • Jun 16, 2019 ... Apologies - I absolutely should have had a glance at the issues on the Ghost GitHub, but simply did not consider looking there. Thanks ...
  • Feb 4, 2015 ... At the start of this thread Marc, who had had a glance at your Bugsplat reports, said that to him it looked like the crash was related to ...

had a glance of you

This phrase is incorrect and not commonly used in English.

  • I had a glance of you in the crowd yesterday. Iar lo animrokaṃ ibuḷon jarlepju eo inne. animroka-. 13. There are more flounder today than yesterday. Ebbalele ...
  • Jan 6, 2019 ... Since I've had a glance of you, because you walked on me and broke all contacts. Your last words are still imprinted on my mind like it was yesterday.

Alternatives:

  • had a glance at you
  • caught a glimpse of you
  • took a quick look at you
  • glanced at you
  • had a quick peek at you

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