Example sentences of "door [verb] [adj] [coord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The door opened wider and a man stepped inside from the growing darkness of the street . |
| 2 | The heavy iron door swung open and a man stepped into the cell , the door hurriedly closing behind him . |
| 3 | They have missed it , they are n't on it , they decided not to come — ’ At the far end of the train a door swung open and a man climbed down and shouted for a porter . |
| 4 | A heavy door swung open and a figure beckoned them into a warm lozenge of light . |
| 5 | After a moment , the door swung open and a woman stood staring with big eyes in a pale face , her apron unable to conceal the fact that she was heavily pregnant . |
| 6 | A door burst open and a girl in green ran out , shrieking excitedly , chased by a man waving a wispy bra . |
| 7 | Its engine stopped , the door slid open and a courier-woman in high heels came down the steps and put up an umbrella . |
| 8 | The patio door stood open and a flurry of vanilla-scented air blew in from the laburnums . |