Example sentences of "she [verb] the [adj] door [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She flung the inside door to one side , was about to slam it but changed her mind and closed it behind her in a quiet and controlled manner . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Bags booted , she opened the rear door on an area the size of your average lounge and bowed us inside . |
| 4 | As she opened the front door of 97 , Becky could hear Daphne splashing around in the bath . |
| 5 | She opened the front door on the chain and her eyes widened . |
| 6 | Danny planted a kiss on her cheek and waited until she opened the front door before turning on his heel and walking off . |
| 7 | She opened the white-painted door of the tall kitchen cupboard , and , reaching in , took out an old-fashioned mop , a mop with long , thick , grey , curling tendrils . |
| 8 | whether he should kiss Rose , the wife of the man he is on his way to see , when she opens the front door to him ; |
| 9 | One of the stairs cracked sharply beneath her foot ; she heard the front door of one of the ground-floor flats open behind her , and as she turned the corner of the staircase she caught a glimpse of a single eye and a draggle of grey hair at the crack . |
| 10 | Within minutes she heard the front door of the cabin slam shut and she knew he was gone . |
| 11 | In fact , she was still lying where he had left her , in shock , bruised , wounded , and still trying to take it in when some minutes later , in the still of the night , she heard the outer door of the hotel suite close . |
| 12 | She heard the connecting door from the garage open and gently shut . |
| 13 | She heard the french door into Guy 's bedroom close quietly behind them . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | She closed the front door behind him . |
| 16 | Exulting in her escape , she closed the outer door behind her and made for the great outdoors like a child let out of school . |
| 17 | She closed the living-room door before answering , even though Dickie had long gone to bed . |