Example sentences of "open the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's frightened of , sort of , opening the door thinking that the dog might get at her |
| 2 | ‘ Disturbance ? ’ asked Geoff , opening the station door and speaking over the back of my head . |
| 3 | Opening the visits centre he said the rest of the prison system has something to learn from Grendon |
| 4 | Visibility is a key factor in any event whether it 's seeing who 's opening the church fête or watching a celebrity sing . |
| 5 | His subtle military strategy — sending Scuds to Tel Aviv , opening the land battle by attacking the US forces , parking up the air force in Iran for future use — cold still transform the war . |
| 6 | The Health Secretary was officially opening the Abbey Centre in Abingdon when one of the trainees tackled her on the issue of pay . |
| 7 | ‘ You wait in here , ’ said Philip opening the shed door . |
| 8 | With wildly beating heart , before opening the shed door I rehearse the lie I am about to tell him — just like in drama — including the correct tone of voice : ‘ Just going for a quick bike ride , Pa . |
| 9 | Middlesbrough were growing in confidence all the time , winning the midfield battle and occasionally opening the Ipswich defence . |
| 10 | Matey was bustling about , doing some of the chores which McAllister had neglected while drinking coffee with him , and on opening the biscuit tin she complained bitterly that Dr Neil would eat them out of house and home if he continued to run through biscuits at his present rate — a judgement which amused McAllister , but also made her feel vaguely guilty . |
| 11 | Opening the film festival is Nic Roeg 's latest spine-tingling film ‘ Cold Heaven ’ , director of the classic psychic thriller ‘ Do n't Look Now ’ . |
| 12 | Hitachi 's trade roots are immediately apparent when opening the instruction booklet . |
| 13 | The operating control is actually opening the water valve and allowing hot water to enter the heater matrix . |
| 14 | Opening the parlour door , James ushered them inside . |
| 15 | But attackers have hijacked cars waiting at traffic lights and road junctions by simply opening the passenger door , jumping in and forcing the driver to a more deserted area . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd not forgotten Mr Ashenden , ’ said Morse quietly , opening the passenger door . |
| 17 | The non-Power Launcher way of doing things normally involves opening the program group your application is in , finding the icon and double clicking on it , accepting that any other windows you may have open at the time will be overwritten if the application starts up maximised . |
| 18 | Upon opening the Carlton Standard 's case , and after being initially overjoyed that I was n't looking at yet another Strat derivative , I must admit that my aesthetic values were backed into a corner while I tried to work out exactly what I was looking at . |
| 19 | Opening the control icon gives you a series of cascading menus , which you can easily alter to show programs and functions you might want to perform . |
| 20 | I also carry out two partial water changes a week ( removing about 20% each time ) — this is simply done by opening the sump drain . |
| 21 | On the 15th , 16th and 17th of May they are opening the trade warehouse to the public . |
| 22 | Opening the security door , he led the boy through to an interview room . |
| 23 | Opening the storehouse door |
| 24 | ‘ No , indeed , ’ replied Richard , opening the drawing-room door politely . |
| 25 | He imagined opening the drawing-room door . |
| 26 | Opening the prosecution case at Liverpool Crown Court , Mr Klevan alleged that Gilfoyle , a former private in the Royal Army Medical Corps , ‘ took her life and thereafter made it look as if it were suicide . ’ |
| 27 | Opening the prosecution case , John Burke QC said both Caddocks and Scott were involved in the road haulage business as had been Chorley and this provided an ideal cover for importing drugs from Belgium . |
| 28 | No great manual dexterity is required to perform the technique , in that all these reactions go on by simply automatically heating and cooling without ever opening the reaction tube . |
| 29 | This year Biggin 's organisers are opening the show site a day early , on Friday 19 June , to give the public an opportunity to see aircraft arriving for the Air Fair and watch performers practising for the airshow . |
| 30 | ‘ MAY the best man win ’ — Peter Stothard , editor of The Times , opening the World Chess Championship between Nigel Short and Garry Kasparov in London . |