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Example sentences of "a [noun sg] at the [adj] door " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Before any civilised reply could be made , there was a rapping at the front door .
2	There was a ring at the front door .
3	For the inexperienced debtor the arrival of a bailiff at the front door could be a harrowing experience , said the National Consumer Council .
4	The Doctor slid to a halt at the inner door to the main airlock .
5	So the good Lord 's timely intervention in the form of a burglar at the back door of Steve Sustad 's North London address the night before D-Day might spell bad news for some insurance company , but I sure was n't complaining .
6	There was a pounding at the outer doors .
7	Someone struck a match at the open door of the landing bedroom .
8	A few minutes after they drove away there was a knock at the front door .
9	There was a knock at the front door .
10	Then it happens — there 's a knock at the front door .
11	There was a knock at the front door .
12	There was a knock at the front door , and Shelley jumped up to open it .
13	More of a knock at the back door than a storming of the castle gate perhaps , but something is going right for Jon Solly .
14	At about six o'clock that evening , there was a knock at the back door .
15	He would put away the car quietly , leaving the garage open in case the thud of the door woke her , then sneak in like a thief at the back door .
16	There was a hammering at the outer door to the apartment .
17	Suddenly you hear a rattling at the back door .
18	As he took out his pipe , there came a knocking at the front door .
19	Together they barely had time to take up a position at the far door , seize a loaded gun , drop to one knee , and aim as , with a final heave , the bulging mass of bodies exploded into the room , followed by the living .
20	The man had fallen asleep in the lounge when he woke to find a fire at the front door of his terraced home .