Example sentences of "[conj] then [art] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now and then a door slammed , sending metallic echoes rolling along the corridors . |
| 2 | And then a door ahead . |
| 3 | There were SS guards here and there , but no great evidence of people , and then a door opened , a young corporal emerged and behind him Devlin saw a room crammed with radio equipment and a number of operatives . |
| 4 | His sports paper having mysteriously disappeared , the Duty Officer scratched furiously at a vast form , a flush , as ominous as a gathering storm began to show on Frau Nordern 's neck , and then the door of the office opened , the Sergeant came out , and behind him a stocky man in plain clothes , smoking a cigar , and blinking through bloodshot eyes , waved Frau Nordern forward . |
| 5 | ‘ No — ’ and then the door swung open , and Ian came in , ostentatiously noisy , making sure his father knew that he , Ian , was aware there was an argument going on . |
| 6 | There was a pause while they waited for Michael Douglas to go in ahead of them , and then the door opened wide ; beyond was an incessant glare of flashlights , the roar of the crowd . |
| 7 | There was a short lull following this exchange , and then the door opened and in stepped the young man who had bought the mice and the toffee a few days ago . |
| 8 | Inside , the incantation stopped and then the door slowly inched open . |
| 9 | She heard a man 's voice say , ‘ Quiet , James ! ’ and then the door was opened by Roger himself . |
| 10 | And then the door fell open . |
| 11 | I did n't take much notice of that , and then the door at the other end would open and close . |
| 12 | Leap onto the ledge and then the door , and finally the plant pot . |
| 13 | Very quietly , they went through , and then the door closed behind them . |
| 14 | I came upstairs and shut my door , and then the door went ‘ Bang , bang ’ and the kids woke up — this was one o'clock in the morning — and I go , ‘ That 's it ’ , went down and there was this big fight . |
| 15 | They brought coffee to us and then the door was closed quietly . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , ’ Alexandra said , ‘ yes , I expect so , ’ and then the door opened and Aunt Emily looked up and said , ‘ Mrs Burrows ! |
| 17 | The metal bubbled for an eye-aching moment , and then the door fell in two pieces in the passage beyond . |
| 18 | He gave her two seconds and then the door opened wide and he stood , large and menacing , in the moonlit room . |
| 19 | Footsteps went past in the corridor and then the door to the Governor 's office opened . |
| 20 | The music ended , there was applause and then the door opened . |
| 21 | Scheilenberg waited , desperate for a cigarette , but aware also of how totally Himmler disapproved of smoking and then the door opened and Rossman appeared with another man . |
| 22 | And then the door opened and you walked out saying — ’ |
| 23 | For a flicker of a moment as the policeman looked up at me I thought I had struck a wall again , but then the door opened . |
| 24 | For a moment he was n't sure if the sudden give and click was the lock opening or the key breaking but then the door almost unbalanced him by swinging open . |