Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] at the door and " in BNC.
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| 1 | I turned at the door and said , ‘ Just write the truth , tuan Hans , that will be the message . ’ |
| 2 | Behold , I stand at the door and knock : if any man hear my voice , and open the door , I will come in to him Revelation 3 : 20 |
| 3 | All Church assemblies should perhaps have the motto , ‘ Behold I stand at the door and knock ’ inscribed above the door to remind them that the Church exists for outsiders not insiders . |
| 4 | ‘ One can not say to the Zanaki people along the shores of the sprawling Lake Victoria , ‘ Behold I stand at the door and knock ’ ( Rev. 3:20 ) . |
| 5 | Accordingly , in the Zanaki translation it is necessary to say , ‘ Behold , I stand at the door and call ’ ’ ( Nida 1952:46 ) . |
| 6 | A big grey house with a ‘ Guests ’ sign stood among trees , so I knocked at the door and asked how to find the holy well . |
| 7 | I knocked at the door and was told to enter . |
| 8 | I stood at the door and looked up , but the windows were dark ; she had gone to bed . |
| 9 | Pets , he just wants to say hello , you knock at the door and this Afghan wolfhound is playing in the back there , take it in the kitchen and they say to you he only wants to say hello , that 's right |
| 10 | You look at the doors and the windows , yeah |
| 11 | Yet when she arrived , when she knocked at the door and waited outside , bits of the outfit threatened to dissociate , to turn ugly and risible . |
| 12 | She paused at the door and turned . |
| 13 | She stood at the door and stared . |
| 14 | He stopped at the door and smiled at her . |
| 15 | He stopped at the door and stared in for a minute . |
| 16 | He stares at the door and his eyes lose focus . |
| 17 | Andrew , now 29 , was 15 that summer when he knocked at the door and introduced himself . |
| 18 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 19 | He hesitated at the door and Munro said impatiently , ‘ For God 's sake , what is it , Jack ? |
| 20 | Even Brian thought this was going too far : he paused at the door and turned , looking at her , puzzled . |