Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] for the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got up and dressed quickly and as quietly as I could , but Colin was awake and he mumbled a ‘ good luck ’ as I headed for the door . |
| 2 | I raced for the door and high-kneed it through the trees . |
| 3 | I ducked so fast I was n't sure whether he 'd seen me or not , but it gave me a prickly feeling just to imagine it , so I scuttled for the door and legged it up the spiral stairway three steps at a time , just in case . |
| 4 | She made for the door , but decided instead to sit down on a chair . |
| 5 | Mr Piggott found himself quite dazzled by the warmth of her smile as she made for the door , and was unable to speak . |
| 6 | He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door . |
| 7 | Clutching her stick as if it were an offensive weapon , she made for the door . |
| 8 | She made for the door , but as perforce she had to pass him he put out a hand and caught her by the wrist . |
| 9 | So , hoisting her bag over her shoulder with an element of pride that for a brief moment made her lose sight of how important it was to try and pin him down for an interview , she made for the door . |
| 10 | As she made for the doors she was suddenly halted by the realization that she had no money with her . |
| 11 | She headed for the door . |
| 12 | As soon as she had put the telephone down , she headed for the door . |
| 13 | She headed for the door at a dead run , her new arm thumping uselessly against various items of furniture . |
| 14 | Instinctively , she headed for the door that led out into the garden . |
| 15 | As the bell rang again , insistently , urgently , she headed for the door , pulling the dressing-gown around her , feeling a cold spring of fear welling up inside . |
| 16 | The other girl made no attempt to hide her disgust as she turned back to the books lying before her on the table , and Rory felt her spirits sink still further as she headed for the door . |
| 17 | She started for the door . |
| 18 | She reached for the door and started to pull it open , but Nicolo 's hand closed around her forearm . |
| 19 | Gripping a hand rail , she waited for the door of the air lock to open . |
| 20 | ‘ But I do n't want to stay ! ’ she cried , and , turning , she ran for the door , flinging it open and running through the arch of the long porch into the still sunny day . |
| 21 | ‘ But it 's your night off , ’ she hooted , as she ran for the door . |
| 22 | More steam , more dust stirred up until we ran for the door gasping . |
| 23 | We jumped for the door . |
| 24 | As one they made for the door , but had two dozen different recollections of its exact position . |
| 25 | Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door . |
| 26 | As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin . |
| 27 | As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ? |
| 28 | He made for the door , sweeping out of the office with Rebecca in tow , stopping only to add as an afterthought , ‘ Ignore Rourke 's bad temper . |
| 29 | Penry smiled faintly as he made for the door . |
| 30 | So it was a quietly defiant Alistair who , the next morning , came plodding down the stairs , and glanced at the splayed mail on the shelf as he headed for the door . |