Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | His partner had suddenly remembered her brothers were to meet her at the door and take her home ( an old trick , this ) . |
| 2 | We were escorting him to the door when there was a loud explosion at the side of the house . |
| 3 | On long strides he was leading her towards the door , oblivious to her inner anguish . |
| 4 | Then , with a nod in the direction of the railwaymen — ‘ Thanks for your assistance , and for holding up the train' — he had grabbed Shiona unceremoniously by the wrist and was dragging her towards the door . |
| 5 | He still held his own automatic in his left hand , and he was raising it towards the door as he backed off . |