Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [prep] the [adj] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | He padded through the hall , up the four flights of stairs to the little landing where you either went straight ahead and out onto the battlements , or ducked through the wee door into the observatory . |
| 2 | He offered these details for the police to confirm but was still unable to remember seeing anyone enter or leave by the rear door of the Post building . |
| 3 | Service of this can only be made by a solicitor or Sheriff Officer who will either post it in a special court recorded delivery envelope , arrange for it to be personally handed to your debtor , or put through the front door of his house . |
| 4 | Unless she comes to the front door , and follows you down the path ; or comes to the back door and follows you into the garden . |
| 5 | Finally they arrived at Maggie 's cottage and stopped outside the front door . |
| 6 | Christina followed and stopped at the front door . |
| 7 | Experience with 761 had shown that loading and unloading at the same door was too slow on the Promenade . |
| 8 | The two women jumped out and sprinted for the front door of the cottage , Donna struggling with the key . |
| 9 | Charles switched off his torch with a dull click and moved towards the half-open door . |
| 10 | I climb the stairs and hesitate at the front door . |
| 11 | Then they walk up the drive and knock on the front door . |
| 12 | Taking it up , and with no very clear idea of what she meant to do — apart from escaping from the humiliations to which she had been subjected — Theda crept out of the room , down two sets of stairs , and slunk past the open door of the coffee-room , where the landlord 's voice was joined to those of his wife and the gentleman . |
| 13 | Both Corbett and Ranulf were dragged unceremoniously off their horses and pushed through the main door of the house and down a passageway which led into the main room or hall . |
| 14 | We drove up the drive and came to the back door ; there were no police there either . |
| 15 | She rose gracefully to her feet and made for the front door , with Melissa following . |
| 16 | Laughing aloud , she took to her heels , and made for the outer doors . |
| 17 | I drop the puking mess on the carpet and walk to the front door . |
| 18 | Grabbing Maura 's hand she ran up the stairs and banged on the front door with her fists , demanding to be let in . |
| 19 | Soon , the two of them were ready and going through the front door . |
| 20 | He gave another hollow laugh and swivelled towards the main door . |
| 21 | Half way up , Springsteen shot through his legs and passed me at about Mach 5 , doing a handbrake turn at the bottom of the stairs and heading for the back door . |
| 22 | The company logo — which includes the Royal Warrant and a special effect showing the corner of a carpet turned back to reveal the label — was hand painted along it 's length and emblazoned on the rear doors . |
| 23 | Suddenly I heard a loud scream and rushed to the front door . |
| 24 | " No more fooling ! " he said as he snatched the bundle from Mama 's arms and rushed out the back door . |
| 25 | Then we used to sniff , you know , and Mrs come and knocked on the front door says er , our house is asleep do you mind not playing , you know . |
| 26 | He went to her house and knocked on the green door . |
| 27 | Without ceremony , we headed past all these busy people and knocked on the half-open door of the secretary 's office . |
| 28 | Whitlock left the suite and knocked on the adjoining door . |
| 29 | Primed with the good advice , but uncertain how far he could follow it , Greg went in through the hall of the cottage , artificially created by modern alterations , and knocked at the far door on the right . |
| 30 | He turned right and went half-way along the corridor and knocked at the fourth door . |