Example sentences of "as [art] [noun sg] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conversation was abruptly terminated as the dread door opened and a WAAF came out . |
| 2 | With a smile Dexter noticed Blanche wince as soon as the swing door closed behind her . |
| 3 | Shortly after eleven she heard the doorbell ring , then he groaning of the lift and a soft clatter as the grille door closed . |
| 4 | I stopped playing just as the church door burst open and a very irate Officer came charging along the pews in my direction , his eyes bulging out of their sockets . |
| 5 | Athelstan tensed as the church door opened . |
| 6 | The Adjutant even permitted himself a rueful grin just as the office door itself opened and the CO strode in . |
| 7 | There was a click behind her as the office door opened . |
| 8 | Then , as the office door opened , he seized the diversion . |
| 9 | She broke off as the office door opened and Debbie burst into the room . |
| 10 | As the bedroom door closed , Googol adopted a peeved expression and pretended great interest in a fingernail . |
| 11 | In fact , he instinctively stepped backwards into the plantation as the car door was thrown open . |
| 12 | ‘ Acting being the operative word , ’ Whitlock retorted as the lift door parted . |
| 13 | The lift landed with a ‘ clump ’ but as the lift door began to open , ‘ I enjoyed it too , ’ he answered gravely , Fabia felt suddenly mesmerised , and his head started to come down . |
| 14 | As the shop door closed behind her , Miss Belle , speaking breathlessly as if she had been running , said , ‘ We 've been on the look-out for you . |
| 15 | Merrill turned uninterestedly away and lifted the coffee-pot as the dining-room door swung violently shut behind him . |
| 16 | But music types in Manhattan and Hollywood say that they can see a country act as plain as a barn door . |