Example sentences of "[verb] at [art] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ Lord Mayor ’ and his ‘ Lady ’ appear at the door of the Forrester 's Arms and climb into the trap which is waiting at the door . |
| 2 | But even the milkman 's timing ca n't compare with those supremos who have perfected the art of appearing at the door at the most irritating time possible — the Jehovah Witnesses . |
| 3 | ‘ And this is his grandson in his livery , ’ said George , appearing at the door with all the pleasure of an actor dead on cue . |
| 4 | If you knock at the door of the gamekeeper 's house and he comes to the door wearing an antler head-dress , a black satin robe with a pentangle on it , and is holding a headless bleeding chicken in one hand , then even if he gives you permission to camp , think about going to a B & B. Some country folk are best left to their own devices . |
| 5 | A practical use is to give warning , if someone enters the room a few hand claps or knock at the door may alert you to their presence ; the shock of someone approaching you silently is avoided . |
| 6 | Erm and another idea that I had , the conference office , there I was getting a little down about al all the students knock at the door , excuse me . |
| 7 | So we go , we knock at the door , we assume it 's the right address , he comes to the door and what will be the first thing you should say ? |
| 8 | Pets , he just wants to say hello , you knock at the door and this Afghan wolfhound is playing in the back there , take it in the kitchen and they say to you he only wants to say hello , that 's right |
| 9 | When you knock at the door at night , you make sure a policeman and not something else . |
| 10 | I said , people that knock at the door and say , the taxi 's ready the taxi man does n't come and do it . |
| 11 | Men poured from both and raced through the cheering crowd , up the steps , to hammer at the door . |
| 12 | Francis Morgan did not bother with knocking at the door but walked in without apology . |
| 13 | The contras were , after all , almost neighbours : two hours ’ flight from the Rio Grande , virtually knocking at the door . |
| 14 | Susan had no sooner sat down than there was another knocking at the door . |
| 15 | Within seconds one of the porters was knocking at the door to escort us down in case of trouble . |
| 16 | In a clever piece of bridgework between the two , the poet is interrupted by an old friend who comes knocking at the door and calling his name . |
| 17 | In a clear reference to past failures by an Association which has , in years gone by , been unwilling to respond positively either to anything which is not of its own making , or anybody who is not on its payroll , Pickard went on to state , ‘ If we do not respond , for whatever reasons , keep knocking at the door until someone answers . ’ |
| 18 | I wonder whether the same view would apply if Neil Young or Van Morrison came knocking at the door . ’ |
| 19 | People knocking at the door was a very unusual event in this household . |
| 20 | For practical reasons , fieldworkers adopted a policy in these cases of knocking at the door of the nearest house of a similar type ; since the survey was based on geographical area and housing type , this seemed a reasonable way of obtaining data from a range of addresses while conserving time and resources . |
| 21 | Someone was knocking at the door . |
| 22 | The poor , sick , bereaved , came knocking at the door . |
| 23 | A small opportunity arose when Lizzie came knocking at the door for the ceremonial delivery of two silver-bound shoulder sprays , one , a gardenia , the other an orchid , and a card which said : From Robert . |
| 24 | She was saved from answering by the sound of knocking at the door , and turned with relief to see Dane 's face light up in welcome . |
| 25 | They would n't be knocking at the door tonight , nor any other night so long as she was careful . |
| 26 | Well when the Jehovah 's and the other religious cults come knocking at the door with their various pamphlet and trying to persuade you that their religion is better than others |
| 27 | Hoddle kicked off by telling Swindon he wanted to leave … he wanted a bigger club … next thing Chelsea are knocking at the door for both Hoddle and John Gorman … they both resigned … |
| 28 | We 've been knocking at the door in four defeats . |
| 29 | ‘ I have had a long chat with Stephen and told him I know that he is knocking at the door of the full international side , but I would rather he played and helped out in the match at Tannadice than did nothing at Ibrox . ’ |
| 30 | The youthful trio of Scott Booth , Duncan Ferguson and Stephen Wright are all acknowledged , meanwhile , to be knocking at the door of opportunity with a greater urgency than most — apart from the indisposed Eoin Jess . |