Example sentences of "door and [vb past] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when Arthur Peeble pushed open the in-between door and came into the store-room , calling politely , ‘ Miss Conway . |
| 2 | They waved goodbye at the door and got into the Jaguar well pleased at the chunk which had been taken out of the Guinness Mahon share mountain . |
| 3 | A narrow stairway of stone curled around a pillar near the door and disappeared through the beams of the roof . |
| 4 | After the caretaker had unlocked the big front door and disappeared down the drive , Harry took Madeleine 's arm and led her into the drawing-room . |
| 5 | Doyle turned from the door and walked towards the exit . |
| 6 | McQuaid slammed the car door and walked towards the house . |
| 7 | The captain opened the door and walked across the room . |
| 8 | I shut the door and walked down the corridor . |
| 9 | Then she let herself out of the door and walked through the yard , muttering quietly to Ferry , so that he would know who it was . |
| 10 | Sophie opened the door and walked to the lift . |
| 11 | O'Malley pushed in the door and walked into the kitchen . |
| 12 | Hiding jug and lanthorn behind the water butt , Jess opened the door and walked into the kitchen . |
| 13 | He closed the door and walked up the steps . |
| 14 | Gabriel knocked at the second brother 's door and asked for a drink of milk . |
| 15 | Hoomey knocked on the door and looked through the letter-box , and the smell came out to him . |
| 16 | He looked at me as I walked through the door and looked to the Gendarme as if to say , Is this him ? |
| 17 | Philip came away from the door and looked at the paper too . |
| 18 | He walked to the front door and looked at the array of bells there . |
| 19 | She threw open the outer door and looked down the side of the ship . |
| 20 | The floor tiles were cold but she hardly noticed as she tiptoed to the door and looked into the kitchen . |
| 21 | I threw open the front door and looked into the street . |
| 22 | For once , sunshine was slanting in ; and Ruth sat at the table , drawing with her finger round the shadow of the coffee cup — then abruptly got up , opened the basement door and went down the steps into the darkness . |
| 23 | Yorke moved away from the door and went into the kitchen . |
| 24 | He closed the door and advanced into the middle of the room . |
| 25 | Luke pulled open the door and strode down the drive to Sonny who was waiting in the trap . |
| 26 | He opened the door and paused for a moment , listening for sounds of Mrs Blakey . |
| 27 | He unlocked the small side door and stepped into the darkness . |
| 28 | The priest grasped the cudgel tighter , opened the door and stepped into the darkness . |
| 29 | I slipped quietly across the courtyard , pushed open the door and stepped into the darkness . |
| 30 | Then , sighing , Charles opened the car door and stepped into the desolation of what had once been Thrush Green rectory . |