Example sentences of "go to the door " in BNC.

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1 After going to the door and reassuring himself that they were entirely alone , Colonel Moore recited the wealth of his ward .
2 She took one last look around , making sure it was all tidy , before going to the door .
3 this and that then the old women used to go to the door , shilling .
4 Another agreed : ‘ I found that when the canvassers come to the door , and this is true of all parties I think , on the whole they feel embarrassed if a disabled person goes to the door and they always ask for my husband . ’
5 Allan Stewart went to the door .
6 Then , with the same shocking slowness , without a word , without looking at anyone , she went to the door , opened it , and let it close softly behind her .
7 Wexford went to the door and the dog screamed for joy .
8 He went to the door where the sunshine showed off his elegant figure and absence of paunch to best advantage .
9 Fritz scurried off and returned with a reluctant Paul and they went to the door .
10 He went to the door and opened it .
11 It was a couple of days later that I was alone in my flat in the evening and there was a knock on the door , I went to the door and opened it and there were about 10 people with an assortment of musical instruments — quite merry on this and that .
12 Philip went to the door as his Dad came in .
13 Gaily went to the door .
14 At the end of the song she rose from the couch and went to the door , hesitated , did not open it , and then returned to the window-seat .
15 Patrick rose obediently and went to the door .
16 We went to the door .
17 His eyes went to the door and returned .
18 The man picked up his bag and went to the door .
19 Then she picked up the dirty washing and went to the door .
20 She got up and went to the door .
21 He went to the door , opened it and looked down the steps expecting to see the burly figure of the constable emerge and climb the steps to meet him , but to John 's surprise there was nobody at all .
22 Jim thought , ‘ Hello , is someone coming up to keep me company ? ’ and went to the door and looked out down the steps .
23 He gave me a sideways look that was curiously disconcerting , and went to the door .
24 Yashkin turned and went to the door , the small stamping machine now back in a small box and in his pocket .
25 She turned the volume down instead of up and went to the door , which she 'd dutifully bolted and chained .
26 When he staggered out at Swiss Cottage the youngest and tallest of them went to the door , apparently to check that he did not re-enter the train .
27 Their visitor turned on her heel and went to the door where she turned back to hold the broken doll up to Artemis .
28 She went to the door of the room Alice had been in , and lifted her hand as if to knock .
29 Andrew and Virginia watched numbly as Horatia went to the door , returning a moment or two later with a small boy with silver-gold hair and eyes the colour of aquamarines .
30 She got up off the bed and went to the door , her heart thumping wildly .
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