Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the door and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I sat in that room and saw this fantastic-looking man come through the door and I just did n't believe it . |
| 2 | Peter moved towards the door and held it open for her . |
| 3 | He moved towards the door and put his hand on the handle . |
| 4 | Sophie moved towards the door and Dawn shrugged . |
| 5 | Just then the mid-wife told Mrs Mitchell to get up and pace the room and simultaneously we crashed against the door and ended in a heap on the floor . |
| 6 | And I remember walking in the door and he was looking at me , and I thought , ‘ Gosh , what 's the matter ? ’ because he was just staring at me . |
| 7 | James and Richard , I 've just come in the door and they want Beethoven music on , Mozart music |
| 8 | After a siege lasting more than three hours , members of the RUC Mobile Support Unit stormed the house , smashed in the door and fired tear-gas inside . |
| 9 | The big man beat on the door and shouted in the high nasal tone of the Caucasus , slammed his fist into the woodwork , demanded attention . |
| 10 | I moved to the door and ‘ opened it ’ an inch . |
| 11 | Hari half lifted half pushed him through the window and then she waited breathlessly for any sounds that would indicate that Will had been discovered , but when there was nothing , she moved to the door and to her relief , she saw it swing open . |
| 12 | She moved to the door and glanced back , warming to her mother , it was not often she expressed affection or even concern , she was a hard woman who had lived a difficult life but now and then a little softness crept into Win Morgan 's eyes that betrayed the real woman beneath the stern exterior . |
| 13 | Devlin moved to the door and grinned . |
| 14 | Thomas moved to the door and slammed his arms into it . |
| 15 | I did n't know what to do , he was banging on the door and Gary were crying — then I heard Cathy — ’ She shook her head desperately . |
| 16 | Andrew added : ‘ She smelled smoke through the letterbox and naturally panicked and started banging on the door and shouting . |
| 17 | I wonder the mortuaries are n't full of people banging on the doors and trying to get out ! ’ |
| 18 | They roused the occupants of some houses by knocking on the door and holding Bartle up to the windows to be seen by those inside . |
| 19 | Then there was a loud knocking on the door and more shouts from the crowd . |
| 20 | I carried on knocking on the door and begging to be let in . |
| 21 | The E C C rather inward looking Even Turkey is knocking on the door , what are your Poland , Hungary , Romania knocking on the door and coming in . |
| 22 | Maggie was thankfully drinking the tea , the pain-killer still on the tray , when Felipe arrived , knocking on the door and striding in when she opened it . |
| 23 | They weighed up the prospect of knocking on the door and members of the jury , you have to consider in due course whether they got that act right . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ With these articles they forced their way into the house by knocking on the door and when Mr Hawthorne answered they entered . |
| 25 | Mm , mm get into trouble , you know , with police knocking on the door and |
| 26 | Abso , absolutely , you see because if you take — last year we had er one of our winners er a lady called Liz Harris , who 's been knocking on the door and trying to get established as a writer for years and years and years . |
| 27 | Knock on the door and as soon as you are invited to do so walk in confidently and smiling . |
| 28 | We obviously do n't go , knock on the door and say , Mrs Brown next door is complaining about you . |
| 29 | I wait till her room 's quiet , then I tap on the door and go in . |
| 30 | Pets , he just wants to say hello , you knock at the door and this Afghan wolfhound is playing in the back there , take it in the kitchen and they say to you he only wants to say hello , that 's right |