Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] open [art] " in BNC.

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1 My curiosity made me open the door , and I found the corridor full of smoke .
2 Flora helped me open the boot .
3 He said , with great politeness , that he would be in the buttery , always supposing anyone wanted to know , and Tybion the Tusk got up and helped him open the door , just to be friendly .
4 He stopped outside the kitchen door and carefully cracked it open a fraction — and looked straight into Jane 's wide eyes .
5 She closed the door ; she was going to close it completely , but she changed her mind and left it open a few inches .
6 I had to sleep with it closed because if I left it open the cat would jump in and more likely than not land from ten feet on to my face — a nasty way to wake up .
7 The idea stuck in my mind and I contacted the local NGS organiser , who suggested we open the following year .
8 As he pushed it open a powerful gust of wind swept in from outside .
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