Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] the [adj] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was this hegemonic combination of a mighty domestic economy , a progressive ruling class ( in comparison with most others actually existing ) , and at least some desirable culturalideological features particularly attractive to ‘ modernizing ’ elites , that opened the global door to them and ensured the creation , persistence and often aggrandisement of social classes in countries all over the world willing and eager to adopt their transnational practices . |
| 2 | A bell rang , and I pressed the button that opened the front door . |
| 3 | With those I returned at speed to the boathouse and attacked the lower door , first hammering the toe of the tyre lever into a nonexistent crack between the wooden door frame and the surrounding brickwork at a level just below the keyhole , then bashing the far end of that iron , to put heavy leverage against the door frame , then wrenching out the lever and repeating the whole process above the lock , this time with fury . |
| 4 | When I said that I did , he led me up the narrow street to the church and unlocked the ancient door . |
| 5 | He came home and unlocked the front door , calling out as he came . |
| 6 | She marched into the hall and flung the front door open . |
| 7 | I shook the rain out of my hair and wiped my feet on the doormat , then stepped into the porch and tried the inner door . |
| 8 | ‘ I only hope and pray it does n't do too much damage , ’ he said , and jumped as they all heard a high-pitched , deafening roar which shook the house , followed by the sound of wood splitting as the wind tore at the planks and ripped the front door off its hinges . |
| 9 | and opened the chipped door onto daylight |
| 10 | Sara jumped out of the car , ran through the garden and opened the front door . |
| 11 | I put on my dressing-gown and slippers and opened the front door — ’ She broke off suddenly , and took a deep breath . |
| 12 | He marched into the hall and opened the front door . |
| 13 | She yawned , went down the stairs and opened the front door . |
| 14 | She dropped the plate , ran from the kitchen , and opened the front door . |
| 15 | Lyn heard his feet in the sideway and opened the back door to him . |
| 16 | So his , his colleague went and opened the door to the kitchen from the lounge and opened the back door . |
| 17 | Shivering a little he went through into the kitchen and opened the back door . |
| 18 | She broke the seals , inserted a key , turned it , twisted the brass handle , and opened the heavy door . |
| 19 | As Evelyn closed and locked the front door Newman hurried back to the living room . |
| 20 | He shoved Gorelli against the Chrysler with his gun and pulled the rear door open . |
| 21 | Dragging it open , Grant stepped quickly through into the clear air beyond and pulled the heavy door shut behind him , blotting out the smoke and heat . |
| 22 | Going downstairs , not bothering to collect her coat , she went out and pulled the back door to behind her . |
| 23 | Shiona followed his gaze and saw the ante-room door that had quite escaped her notice before . |
| 24 | He shovelled a handful of Emorian documents back into the box and reached the front door before Coleby had time to ring the bell . |
| 25 | She lay , half asleep , listening to the blustering wind outside her shutters , and then , satisfied by the sound of steps somewhere outside , and the decisive snap as someone shut and latched the loose door , she went to sleep again . |
| 26 | With a lot of effort she finally managed to close the left-hand door and bolt it into place , then pushed the arm against the dead man 's chest and forced the other door over , sliding the remains of a file through two loops where the handles had once been to keep it shut . |
| 27 | Could my night-time visitor have called in here to pick up the key he had shown me , and left the back door open at the same time ? |
| 28 | Paige muttered drily , and held the back door open for Karen to pass through . |
| 29 | Downstairs she stepped past two sleeping bodies in the living room and closed the front door quietly behind her . |
| 30 | ‘ Take care of yourself , kid , ’ Whitlock said softly then went inside and closed the sliding door behind him . |