Example sentences of "[verb] to open the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chattering excitedly the children tried to open the other part of the building but it was still padlocked securely , they could see a little through various cracks but there seemed to be nothing of interest in that part . |
| 2 | Michele moved to open the outer door , and asked levelly , ‘ Shall we go ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You 'll need to open the new jar of coffee , ’ Fen told her . |
| 4 | It was not Srikkanth 's day : he recovered to open the Indian reply , but was unhappy at being given out caught behind off McDermott ( Healy 's 100th Test catch ) , indicating that the ball hit his forearm . |
| 5 | A bespectacled , smartly dressed man was struggling to open the front passenger door of his parked car , while clutching a large paper bag of purchases from the all-night drug store he had just left . |
| 6 | Iwerks Entertainment Inc , a Burbank , California company that includes Sun Microsystems Inc among its backers , says it plans to open movie park entertainment centres that will combine large-screen formats , simulation and virtual reality technologies to create a futuristic cinematic city : it plans to open the first Cinetropolis in August at the Foxwoods Casino in Ledyard , Connecticut , and has also signed an agreement with the Japanese trading firm Itochu Corp to launch a network of Cinetropolises throughout the Far East and Asia ; Cinetropolis will be a virtual city of cinemas featuring five separate sites : an Iwerks Video 360 circular theatre an Iwerks 870 giant screen theatre , an Iwerks Virtual Reality simulation theatre , and a live performance theatre , all built around a street scene featuring bars , restaurants , retail stores and promotional marketing space . |
| 7 | On hearing the report of the Judge Rapporteur and the views of the Advocate General , the Court of Justice decided to open the oral procedure without any preparatory inquiry . |
| 8 | Well if they do they 'll have to open the bloody gate . |
| 9 | As long as the trust can raise the purchase price , it hopes to open the hidden valley to the public within two years . |
| 10 | So anyway , I went to open the outside door |
| 11 | She pushed her damp curls from her face , and went to open the french doors to let in what wind there was tonight . |
| 12 | Make sure your plan includes windows and doors ( and the way the doors open ) , as well as radiators and fixed towel rails , bearing in mind that , if space is really short , a door can be moved , rehung to open the other way , or replaced with one that slides . |
| 13 | He placed the book carefully to one side and continued to open the other parcels . |
| 14 | Accountants plan to open the top floor of the 50-storey tower to the public . |
| 15 | She 'd intended to tell him she wanted to open the safety-deposit box , but it occurred to her that he might put obstacles in her way . |