Example sentences of "he pull the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pulled the door to behind him — he was reasonably certain there was nothing for him to see in the engine-room anyway — and stooped to examine the three dead men . |
| 2 | He pulled the door shut himself , discreetly so that there was the minimum noise . |
| 3 | Then he pulled the door to behind him and moved quickly and efficiently across the floor between the dancers and disappeared into the committee room . |
| 4 | ’ He pulled the door a fraction wider , at the same time moving forward , blocking her view into the room . |
| 5 | He pulled the door wide ; then before she had hardly got over the step he slammed it closed . |
| 6 | He did it reluctantly , with a weary sigh , and I knew , as he pulled the door to behind him , and pressed his chest into my back , that he had hair like a forest of ginger exclamation marks . |
| 7 | He pulled the door open slowly . |