Example sentences of "[coord] he [vb past] [prep] the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ! |
| 2 | She walked up and down for some time , looking and sniffing , but not touching , and he waited by the door in the shadows and watched her . |
| 3 | He went to make Turkish coffee and he said through the door , you 're misleading . |
| 4 | ‘ I sat on my bed and he sat by the door and we talked and I tried to persuade him to use his money to educate himself and he said he would but I did n't feel convinced . ’ |
| 5 | Both women looked at him in joint appeal and he marched to the door , pulling it open with unnecessary force . |
| 6 | But she felt no relief when his arms fell away and he moved towards the door . |
| 7 | The sudden surge of enthusiasm which had given his words a clipped speed subsided , and he turned toward the door . |