Example sentences of "come [prep] the [adj] door [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | When the daily help came through the back door and into the kitchen , she found Beth sitting at the table , breathless and dishevelled . |
2 | There was a wee window you could look into before you came to the back door and she was always sitting reading the paper . |
3 | We came down and realised there was water coming through the back door and the walls . |
4 | He 'd give us funny stories — the Colonel coming in the front door while Luke left through the back . |
5 | The locks did n't come off the animal-house doors until Jenner had cleared out . ’ |
6 | I know , if he comes through the back door and |
7 | Unless she comes to the front door , and follows you down the path ; or comes to the back door and follows you into the garden . |