Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [v-ing] the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | He waited for the train to shudder to a halt before jumping from the freight car and closing the door as quietly as possible behind him . |
| 2 | Calm down , ’ Ross drawled , joining her inside the vehicle and slamming the door behind him , before leaning forward to have a quiet word with the chauffeur . |
| 3 | He was on them before they could move , blundering.down the hall and flinging the door wide . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , Tess , ’ whispered Bob , pushing her back on to the landing and pulling the door to behind them . |
| 5 | " It might be too late then , " Joseph said slapping Patrick on the shoulder , before turning back into the shop and closing the door . |
| 6 | ‘ With your arms around my neck I ca n't think of anything but — ’ He broke off as a door opened along the corridor , his head turning automatically to look away , and in that moment she escaped , going into her room and slamming the door behind her . |
| 7 | The next minute she was leaping up from the bed , striding across the room and snatching the door open . |
| 8 | He paused for a moment , checking the hall and stairs before stepping into the room and closing the door behind him . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , of course , Mrs Diggory , ’ Theda said , coming into the little room and closing the door on the housekeeper 's conspiratorial signal . |
| 10 | ‘ How 's it going ? ’ he asked , moving into the room and closing the door behind him . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd better have a word , ’ said the Brigadier , withdrawing his head and opening the door . |
| 12 | But what held his attention was a large oil painting propped on a chair and fronting the door . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll see you around , ’ he said , dropping the key into her outstretched palm and slamming the door . |
| 14 | Of course if such an appeal is in effect a way of jettisoning the unexplained clause and opening the door to an explanation in terms of some other theory — say , a theory of relations — then it may turn out in the end to have been a step forward , but no credit can be claimed for the step until a reasonably clear , comprehensive , and persuasive account of the alternative theory has been presented . |
| 15 | Fleury , as it happened , wanted to borrow a book and finding the door open took a few respectful steps towards where the Collector was sitting … which was on the floor , for some reason . |
| 16 | He opened the door , switching off the torch and closing the door behind him . |
| 17 | Maggie asked softly and he gave a strange laugh , leading the horse out into the sunlight and locking the door securely again . |
| 18 | Afraid she was going to cry , she whirled round without finishing it , going into the bathroom and slamming the door . |
| 19 | I then asked her whether she would be prepared — in the safety of my consulting room and under my guidance — to imagine standing inside the cupboard and closing the door . |