Example sentences of "door [conj] [vb past] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Facing him was the main front door , the door that led to the outside world .
2 After a moment , she spun on her heel and stalked across the platform to the door that led to the large communal dressing-room .
3 He opened the door that gave into the extended cupboard under the roof .
4 I open the door and burst into the warm night air .
5 She opened the door and stared at the grotesque couple .
6 His words were drowned out by the roar of automatic fire , as another hail of slugs hammered against the metal sheeting of the door and screamed into the far wall .
7 Massingham walked over to Berowne 's jacket hanging on a hook at the back of the door and felt in the two outer and one inner pockets .
8 The Persian closed the door and went to the big mirror on one wall .
9 I knocked on the open door and strode into the front room trusting that Patterson was right behind me .
10 Seb hammered at the door and tugged at the bell-pull but without anyone answering .
11 ‘ I think we 've concluded our business , ’ she told him crisply as she snatched open the driver 's door and climbed into the sun-warmed interior .
12 She pushed open the door and moved into the strange world of sparkling glass and soft carpets .
13 He tore open the cupboard door and peered at the tiny porthole of glass on the front of the central heating boiler .
14 The big man beat on the door and shouted in the high nasal tone of the Caucasus , slammed his fist into the woodwork , demanded attention .
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