Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [prep] the open [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The snake looked at him with its two small cold eyes , and moved through the open mouth and went round and round the neck , and stopped . |
| 2 | So I left Derek and Brian by the door of the pub and headed for the open country . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Only the wind made a sound as it streamed along the sides of the Rover and poured through the open windows . |
| 5 | The light was almost gone when the white Mercedes came slowly along the road and turned into the open gate under the yew tree . |
| 6 | The man in the hood raced past Stuart and climbed in the open car door . |
| 7 | When he saw the room was empty he turned and walked through the open doorway of Johnny 's room , searching . |
| 8 | I found the café depressing , and walked to the open door and watched a goose waddle down the lane , her goslings in obedi-ent Indian file . |
| 9 | He ducked low and scuttled across the open space between the door and the first row of desks , hoping Spatz would n't catch a glimpse of him , then ran along the corridor between the desks until he came to the end . |
| 10 | So she lay on the floor and looked through the open door , into a beautiful garden with green trees and bright flowers . |
| 11 | Paulette cradled her cup of ale and stared through the open door into the stableyard where chickens pecked at oats and Sharpe 's dog twitched in exhausted sleep . |
| 12 | He lifted him up absently , sat in the armchair and stared into the open range . |
| 13 | That someone reached the landing and appeared at the open door of the bedroom . |
| 14 | I was badly hurt , but I escaped and ran into the open country . |
| 15 | Waves crashed over their heads and burst through the open saloon door . |
| 16 | He motioned an unwilling Adjutant and Sergeant out ahead of him and stood by the open door , frowning so deeply that Clarissa would have followed if Charity had n't risked leaving her defences and staked all on a final devastating attack . |
| 17 | He stopped , staring at her , appalled by the likeness , then went across and stood by the open hatchway , looking outwards , his neat-cut hair barely moving in the icy wind . |
| 18 | Having come prepared with a warm coat , mackintosh , and umbrella , I braved the elements , and sat on the open stand to watch this enjoyable match , as did quite a few others . |
| 19 | In the old days , Grandma was usually propped up on an upright chair and sat in the open door to enjoy the street scene . |