Example sentences of "i [vb past] the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked the door , stopping my rocking . |
| 2 | I unlocked the door and led the way in . |
| 3 | Then I unlocked the door . |
| 4 | ‘ He started shouting at her , I could hear her crying , so I unlocked the door . |
| 5 | ‘ I think so , because I checked the door later before going down to the village , and it was locked then , and the key was in my purse . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ When I came back here tonight , I found the door unlocked . |
| 7 | I found the door unlocked as I had given my master the key before I left ; the light was poor but I could see nothing had been disturbed so lay down on the bed , pulling the curtains around me . |
| 8 | then we got the new front door so only Betty now has got er , a spare backdoor key which was n't much good the day I bolted the door into the kitchen ! |
| 9 | When she 'd gone I approached the door timidly . |
| 10 | I recognised the door catches : they fitted them to Jodels too . |
| 11 | I slammed the door again . |
| 12 | I slammed the door behind us to let Karen know the coast was clear . |
| 13 | I had no regrets as I slammed the door behind me and left the cottage for the last time . |
| 14 | I slammed the door shut behind me , but found no bolt on the inner side . |
| 15 | I was rather late back , when I got back I heard a knock on my bedroom door and she said it 's Miss and er I said , oh come in , I undid the door and she came in and er and so she said to me er , I just had a telephone message from Peel er to say that you have been subpoenaed to go the Police Court next Thursday and I said what a day out of my holiday and she said , well I 'm sorry but you 'll have to go . |
| 16 | phone and I undid the door |
| 17 | In the meantime I noticed the door of the Parish Church in the main square standing open . |
| 18 | On my way to the pay ‘ phone near the gents , I noticed the door to the back room was open , and for some reason I decided to have a look . |
| 19 | ‘ I threw the door back , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Then I heard a voice call me to come in so I turned the door knob and entered . |
| 21 | But I opened the door and bumped into one of the German secret policemen who was smoking on the top step . |
| 22 | I wanted a light for my fag — I 'd run out of matches — so I opened the door of the box and just asked Charlie for a light . |
| 23 | Now I opened the door to a white-haired lady carrying a portable tape recorder , a small box of tapes and a book . |
| 24 | When I opened the door , three white men stood facing me . |
| 25 | This was the day before I opened the door to the three men . |
| 26 | I remember an occasion , some years ago , when the front door bell rang here and I opened the door and it was my secretary coming for work in the morning . |
| 27 | Thinking it was my dresser I opened the door to find a News of the World journalist standing there . |
| 28 | It was being swept off my feet as soon as I opened the door and having my clothes removed before I had time to make coffee . |
| 29 | I opened the door , and my family went in . |
| 30 | Frightened Miss F said last night : ‘ I opened the door and he stood there blocking my way . |