Example sentences of "close [prep] the door " in BNC.

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1 His boots hit the linoleum close to the door with a clatter .
2 Close to the door , rows of slatted chairs were set out behind a rope barrier .
3 Nell pulled it off , got close to the door , and shouted .
4 Barely audible above the new-found noise of the wheels , he heard the sharp step of feet in the corridor and close to the door of their compartment .
5 It took his eyes a few seconds to get accustomed to the gloom then he darted inside and ducked down behind a rusty skip close to the door .
6 Then they put the loo roll holders too close to the door and never seem to make allowance for sanitary towel disposal units .
7 Yorke stayed close to the door .
8 In the hallway , close to the door that led to the family 's rooms , was a small , wall-mounted console .
9 Magee could make out two figures crouched on the steps near the top , quite close to the door of the church .
10 He heard breathing on the other side , close to the door .
11 Close to the door where he stood there was another shelf , this time of books : bird books and others on the identification and habits of small mammals .
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