Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] open the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government could only be brought down if sufficient Conservatives were prepared to vote with Labour and Liberal MPs to defeat it in the House of Commons , forcing a new election or opening the way to a reconstituted anti-fascist National Government . |
| 2 | Mr Yeltsin 's spokesman , Vyacheslav Kostikov , told reporters that the parliament , formally known as the Supreme Soviet , was trying ‘ to use any means to remove the lawfully elected president and open the way to power for the forces of revenge and totalitarian restoration . ’ |
| 3 | The old gentleman sat back in his seat and opened the letter . |
| 4 | Jed got out of the car and opened the gate . |
| 5 | The Feldwebel stepped out of the car and opened the door for me . |
| 6 | Dalgliesh went up to the car and opened the door . |
| 7 | The traffic was too heavy for her to go to the driver 's side and she stormed along the pavement to the offending car and opened the passenger door . |
| 8 | The temperature had dropped during the night , and the dead leaves underfoot were bearded with ice ; they broke and crackled as he limped around the car and opened the trunk to get his kit . |
| 9 | He did n't answer , but stepped down into the boat and opened the engine housing . |
| 10 | When he reached the house , he leant his bike against the fence and opened the gate . |
| 11 | He put the key back in the lock and opened the door , and then ushered Patrick through before him . |
| 12 | ’ A little offended , Bagshot put the key in the lock and opened the door . |
| 13 | It is a programme designed to add to the wealth and efficiency of the nation , to give a spur to industry and to open the way to markets . ’ |
| 14 | Slipping the note and the feather into his pocket , he switched off the light and opened the door . |
| 15 | He took it down , switched on , turned off the light and opened the door into the rest of the house . |
| 16 | She turned her back on the light and opened the door on to the smaller staircase . |
| 17 | Alison found the key and opened the door , reaching inside to switch on the hall light . |
| 18 | ‘ So you 've been here for two years , ’ teased Tony as she looked for her key and opened the door , ‘ and still no boyfriend ? ’ |
| 19 | I get out my key and open the door , and suddenly … |
| 20 | And she let him turn the key and open the door . |
| 21 | She waited while he came around to her side and opened the door . |
| 22 | She remembered the wine that she had bought and decided , almost viciously , to defy his dismissal of her extravagance and open the bottle . |
| 23 | He pleads not guilty to murder but opening the prosecution at Liverpool Crown Court , Rodney Klevan QC said : ‘ Paula was found hanging by the neck from a rope . |
| 24 | And then suddenly I pop back to life , clamber across Jenny 's lap and open the window . |
| 25 | He has inverted the customary circuit and opens the exhibition on the gallery 's upper floor where experimental works revealing Magritte 's interest in Cubism and Futurism at the beginning of his career will be hung . |
| 26 | He sprang from the coach and opened the nearside door with a flourish , helping Katja Müller to alight whilst leaving the Frenchmen to fend for themselves . |
| 27 | Some people think the parliamentary election should be brought forward from 1993 , to give the government legitimacy and to open the way for a new president — Mr Lech Walesa ? — in place of General Jaruzelski . |
| 28 | I hurried out of the lift , along the corridor and opened the door to my office . |
| 29 | She walked along the corridor and opened the door into the minstrels ' gallery . |
| 30 | She hurried back down the corridor and opened the sitting room door , more slowly than she had Jessie 's , thinking that her mother might still be there and not , for once , have retired early . |