Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] the [adj] door " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have n't been into her bedroom though I saw some chair legs and a pair of shoes as I passed the half-open door . |
| 2 | The bell rings and as I approach the front door I can see Mrs Marsh through the frosted glass . |
| 3 | I felt like Father Christmas as I entered the front door of the cottage to be welcomed like a long-lost son . |
| 4 | I shrugged as I opened the flat door . |
| 5 | As I opened the bottom door he said , I 've been hitting it . |
| 6 | The café looked deserted as I approached the front door . |
| 7 | It is usual to have the boards running so that you look down them as you enter the main door of the room . |
| 8 | As she passed the back door she noticed that the lid had fallen off the dustbin and the fresh spring wind was playing havoc with the bits of paper and odds and ends that lay strewn on the tiled path . |
| 9 | But , as she reached the open door of the drawing-room and caught sight of Janice in the middle of the room , some instinct told her not to enter immediately . |
| 10 | But as she reached the back door , the sound of a loud , angry voice stopped her in her tracks . |
| 11 | Maura breathed a sigh of relief as she slammed the front door . |
| 12 | George looked up from tightening the girth as she banged the stable door behind her and stood , back pressed against it , glaring at him wildly . |
| 13 | She heard voices as soon as she opened the glass-panelled door , and had already been warned by the four cups that Faye 's husband must be home . |
| 14 | The wind roared in as she opened the front door , lifting the filthy curtains and blowing the parish magazine into a corner . |
| 15 | As she opened the front door the phone began to ring and she rushed to answer it . |
| 16 | Mrs Abigail called out , forcing cheerfulness as she opened the front door . |
| 17 | She crept downstairs , remembering to avoid the creaking step , and padded softly across the living-room floor , hardly daring to breathe as she opened the front door . |
| 18 | As she opened the front door of 97 , Becky could hear Daphne splashing around in the bath . |
| 19 | ‘ Where are you sleeping ? ’ she asked as we made the front door . |
| 20 | As they reached the front door , it flew open in their faces . |
| 21 | There was the cold ring of iron , as they levered the great doors shut and the rhythmic clanking of machinery as the steam from the furnaces was forced along the great pipes . |
| 22 | As they approached the front door of Greystones Helen heard the telephone ringing within . |
| 23 | ‘ Dinky houses , ’ said David , as they approached the front door . |
| 24 | His tall house loomed over him as he unlocked the front door . |
| 25 | As he reached the front door he saw a strange sight . |
| 26 | John Glover , 53 , was jumped by seven men as he opened the front door of his home . |
| 27 | As he opened the front door to his rooms , his shirt collar was slightly damp . |
| 28 | Rachel was acutely aware of Damian , obviously able to hear as he opened the rear door of his limousine for Domino . |
| 29 | The mingled scents greeted Albert as he opened the back door . |
| 30 | ‘ The man next door , ’ he drawled , eyes narrowing as he closed the front door . |