Example sentences of "he stood [prep] the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evans got his blow in first as he stood at the door , ushered them into a large office overlooking the Kaiserstrasse . |
| 2 | He stood at the door of the bathroom , visualizing this most familiar of her rituals . |
| 3 | As he stood at the door trying to persuade her of the importance of other more pressing political issues , one of her cats shot out of the door , into the road and under the wheels of a passing lorry . |
| 4 | In light of this , he expected no reward but this day he knew he had received one as he stood at the door of a ward of children on whom he had operated , now sleeping peacefully and painlessly . |
| 5 | He stood outside the door and cried and then went and drank until he was out cold . |
| 6 | He could n't cry , he could n't feel ; he did n't know how long he stood outside the door , leaning against the greasy wall . |
| 7 | Taking advantage of the cover provided by the soft throbbing music , he glided along the line of the wall until he stood outside the door of the private bedroom . |
| 8 | He stood in the door of the milking house , holding out the buckets for her to take . |
| 9 | Now he stood near the door with his hands clasping each other behind his back and his scalp itching furiously in the heat . |
| 10 | He stood by the door and called each worker by name , shaking hands with some , inquiring about relatives of others , but thanking each one for a job well done . |
| 11 | He stood by the door , listening for movement , and again heard the slow footsteps , pacing back and forth over the carpet . |