Example sentences of "[vb -s] the door to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's embarrassing when he answers the door to visitors with no trousers on . |
| 2 | Crude anthropomorphism effectively closes the door to understanding of religion for most pupils . |
| 3 | As we talk Tim unlocks the door to Julie 's office at the couple 's marketing consultancy company , Ranzau , in Milton Keynes . |
| 4 | What an irony : the great rational philosophical Enlightenment opens the door to paganism ! |
| 5 | In March 1981 the SDP was launched and immediately announced that " the present " winner takes all " system of electing MPs is unfair to the voters and opens the door to extremism , whether left or right . |
| 6 | The trouble with this way of dealing with the myth is that the myth is so attractive that people are not put off by the objection that it opens the door to scepticism about common meanings . |
| 7 | However , the fact that men did sing soprano seriously at this time , in combination with the text of this récit which on the surface is not ridiculous , although it certainly could be performed tongue-in-cheek opens the door to doubts about the style of performance the role demands . |