Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] at [art] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've been knocking at the door in four defeats . |
| 2 | Hoddle kicked off by telling Swindon he wanted to leave … he wanted a bigger club … next thing Chelsea are knocking at the door for both Hoddle and John Gorman … they both resigned … |
| 3 | ‘ Have you been listening at the door , Edgar ? ’ asked Catherine coldly . |
| 4 | Robert could not have said why , but he had the strong impression that the engineering master , too , had been listening at the door . |
| 5 | He looked as though he had been there for some time , and Shelley had a funny feeling that he was looking studiously down to hide the fact that he had been listening at the door to her conversation with Mrs Richards . |
| 6 | They would n't be knocking at the door tonight , nor any other night so long as she was careful . |
| 7 | The youthful trio of Scott Booth , Duncan Ferguson and Stephen Wright are all acknowledged , meanwhile , to be knocking at the door of opportunity with a greater urgency than most — apart from the indisposed Eoin Jess . |
| 8 | His father had been working on the farm and he had been sitting at the door of the hut . |
| 9 | When you were looking at the door |
| 10 | He dozed but woke with a start , dreaming that the Hell-hounds he had just visited were snuffling at the door , but it was only Ranulf dragging a stool across the dusty rushes . |
| 11 | Martha and Mrs Medlock were standing at the door , staring at Mary , their mouths half open . |
| 12 | It slapped a ‘ for sale ’ sign on both flagships some months ago but buyers have not been queuing at the door . |
| 13 | ‘ I have had a long chat with Stephen and told him I know that he is knocking at the door of the full international side , but I would rather he played and helped out in the match at Tannadice than did nothing at Ibrox . ’ |
| 14 | The ‘ Lord Mayor ’ and his ‘ Lady ’ appear at the door of the Forrester 's Arms and climb into the trap which is waiting at the door . |
| 15 | Who on earth was thumping at the door like that early in the morning ? |
| 16 | Within seconds one of the porters was knocking at the door to escort us down in case of trouble . |
| 17 | Someone was knocking at the door . |
| 18 | in what was happening at the door . |
| 19 | Rory worked out she was looking at the door he was crouched behind . |
| 20 | Her face brightened , she was looking at the door . |
| 21 | Inside the caravan her elder daughter was pushing at the door to come out . |
| 22 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ suggested Tom Witherington slyly , ‘ Edith was listening at the door … ’ |
| 23 | Sandra was waiting at the door . |
| 24 | Natasha was waiting at the door of the apartment when Charlotte emerged from the elevator . |
| 25 | Oates was waiting at the door to lead Patrick down the long corridor to the office opposite the actual mortuary . |
| 26 | I went to the door last night ten minutes after Scott had told him and like , I was crying at the door , and he goes ahh , is something not wrong like , you know ? |
| 27 | The keeper was standing at the door talking to a stout man with a stick . |
| 28 | He was standing at the door , greeting people as they came in , simpering and giggling and asking them how so-and-so was . |
| 29 | As he lifted the receiver he saw that Hilary was standing at the door . |
| 30 | He was standing at the door of the Vicarage carrying a grip . |