Example sentences of "[verb] in at the [adj] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eddie was staring at her with eyes as hard as granite but all she said was , ‘ You 'll have to go in at the front door . |
| 2 | He left Helen and went to have a bath and in the cold steamy bathroom there came to him this vision of a distant unreal Helen looking — well , radiant was the unexpected word that came to mind — looking not her usual self at all in some frock that glowed and billowed and rustled as she came in at the front door late , pink-cheeked , a touch dishevelled and greeted by the stone wall of Dorothy 's disapproval . |
| 3 | Lyn switched off the set as Stephen came in at the back door . |
| 4 | When she walked in at the back door Mrs Peterson said : ‘ You 're back then . |
| 5 | The damp wind blowing in at the open door made him shiver and he went to wake the others . |
| 6 | Some writers ostensibly agree with the principle , yet sneak in at the back door and cosh the reader with a highly personal style . |