Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] at the [adj] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nellie asked at the front door . |
| 2 | Ronni was still fizzing with indignation — how dared he make fun of her ? — when , sure enough , a car arrived at the front door , laden with dishes dovered in tin foil . |
| 3 | Tom knocked at the front door but there was no reply . |
| 4 | They ran back to the house and Endill waited at the front door while his mother went to see who or what it was . |
| 5 | Paige frowned at the closed door . |
| 6 | Harry glanced at the through door . |
| 7 | The next morning Bathsheba and her maid Liddy were dusting some books , when a visitor arrived at the front door . |
| 8 | A little later , Derek knocked at the front door . |
| 9 | When Gazzer knocked at the back door , she was thinking , vaguely , that she ought to get dressed but she felt too apathetic to shift herself . |
| 10 | One of these was Doctor Jekyll 's house , and Mr Utterson knocked at the front door . |
| 11 | He walked out and Jenna looked at the closed door . |
| 12 | Mr Utterson stared at the closed door . |
| 13 | In the reception area , Angelica gestured at the closed door of Georgina 's office . |
| 14 | When Ruth and Miss Beard arrived at the rear door of the house , the carriage was already waiting . |
| 15 | Blue raincoat pointed at the open door , then went back to the car . |
| 16 | Leonora stared at the closed door forlornly , certain she 'd lie awake for what was left of the night . |
| 17 | Robyn stood at the open door and glared furiously as he got into his car and reversed away . |