Example sentences of "there [was/were] a knock " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was gone eight before there was a knock on the door . |
| 2 | There was a knock on the door in the early hours of the morning , she had curlers in her hair , and my father , thinking it was for him , told her not to panic . |
| 3 | It was a couple of days later that I was alone in my flat in the evening and there was a knock on the door , I went to the door and opened it and there were about 10 people with an assortment of musical instruments — quite merry on this and that . |
| 4 | Then there was a knock at the door and he jerked the fork , spoiling his pattern . |
| 5 | The sergeant looked even more put out when there was a knock on the outer door and the voice continued . |
| 6 | There was a knock at the door and a man came with a message , causing still more agitation . |
| 7 | While they were drinking their tea and talking about the filthy tap water , there was a knock on the outside door . |
| 8 | Promptly at quarter to six there was a knock on the outside door . |
| 9 | During my second evening at the hotel there was a knock at the door . |
| 10 | There was a knock on the back door . |
| 11 | ‘ I was down here one night , it was about nine , and there was a knock at the door . |
| 12 | There was a knock and a Filipino maid put a shiny dark head round the door . |
| 13 | Half an hour later there was a knock on the door . |
| 14 | There was a knock on the door . |
| 15 | There was a knock at the door . |
| 16 | There was a knock on the front door . |
| 17 | There was a knock on the front door downstairs and the sound of Mrs Little opening it . |
| 18 | Sitting next to Peter , 24 , she said she was unaware of the mix-up until there was a knock at the door after their first full day at home with Gemma . |
| 19 | A few minutes after they drove away there was a knock at the front door . |
| 20 | After we returned to Pinewood Studios there was a knock at my dressing room door one day , and Trevor came in and said , ‘ Come to my dressing room . ’ |
| 21 | Just then there was a knock on the door . |
| 22 | Eventually there was a knock on the door and Dad called out to the landlord , Mr Priest , to enter . |
| 23 | After a large lunch in the women 's majlis , I had just settled myself to do a little reading when there was a knock at my door . |
| 24 | THERE WAS A knock on my bedroom door and it opened . |
| 25 | At about 8 o'clock there was a knock on Ackroyd 's door . |
| 26 | But 42 days after the crash there was a knock on the door of his parents ' home — and it was Carl . |
| 27 | There was a knock at the door . |
| 28 | At the end of the third nerve-jangling week there was a knock on the door . |
| 29 | There was a knock on the door and Craig tensed , his big hands clenching into fists . |
| 30 | There was a knock on the door , Tweed called out come in , and Guy Dalby entered . |