Example sentences of "door [coord] [vb past] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Gabriel knocked at the second brother 's door and asked for a drink of milk .
2 He opened the door and paused for a moment , listening for sounds of Mrs Blakey .
3 She closed the door and waited for a moment , then turned and went into the little bedroom .
4 She knocked loudly on the kitchen door and waited for a moment , aware of the total silence from within the room .
5 He opened the front door and stood for a moment on the step looking at the glimmer of light touching the pale dome of the church and the glow of the city thrown up against the sky .
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