Example sentences of "door and [vb past] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He opened the safe door and took out the fish as though it were stuffed with rubies . |
| 2 | The wind tugged at the banner-pole that carried his standard , outside at the turret , and made a dolorous creaking sound that accompanied his steps along the chilly corridor , and whined faintly in his ears even after he had closed the door and shut out the sound of the rain . |
| 3 | Eight o'clock in the morning , and if she went to work then he hoped still to be in time to catch her before she locked the front door and shut out the intrusion of a man from the Service . |
| 4 | Lilith closed the door and slid back the wedge . |
| 5 | Suddenly he dashed over to the door and put out the light . |
| 6 | He pulled open his door and hurried down the landing towards the bathroom . |
| 7 | The barmaid swung open a door and switched on the light . |
| 8 | I closed the doors and switched on the tape recorder . |