Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] the [adj] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | Triumph sent a surge of new strength through the Prophet , and he crossed the broad sidewalk at a lurching run , shouldering an indignant passer-by out of his way , jerked open the rear door of the car and half climbed , half fell , onto the back seat . |
| 2 | A second later a tall , broad-shouldered figure threw open the rear door — clearly too impatient to wait for the chauffeur to bring the vehicle to a halt . |
| 3 | She threw open the outer door and looked down the side of the ship . |
| 4 | Yet when Stephen threw open the front door and led the way through the entrance hall into a lofty and elegant room , graced with pillars and dominated by an ornate white marble fireplace , even Jonadab was taken aback . |
| 5 | I threw open the front door and looked into the street . |
| 6 | Swords and dirks drawn , they ran up , threw open the great door , and flung themselves within . |
| 7 | He pulled open the rear door and tossed the package of books on to the back seat , together with his gear . |
| 8 | When the can was half empty , he pulled open the rear door of the car , leaned in and liberally splashed most of the remaining gasoline over the spacious interior . |
| 9 | Gilbert pulled open the side-entrance door , stepped inside … and then recoiled . |
| 10 | She turned from him and went out of the room , across the hall and pulled open the front door , which she did n't bother to close behind her , so angry did she feel . |
| 11 | In that moment , Emily turned , wrenched open the front door , with a clang of the coiled bell overhead , and escaped . |
| 12 | Without stopping in the hall to put on an outer coat , he wrenched open the front door , ran over the terrace and down the steps . |
| 13 | He wrenched open the front door , and was out of the flat before Loretta could speak . |
| 14 | He tugged open the warped door and was immediately engulfed by the steam from the cauldron within . |
| 15 | Ian moved cautiously into the shadow of the Cathedral and pushed open the small door . |
| 16 | Kate Miskin pushed open the first door on the left and stood aside for Dalgliesh and Massingham to enter . |
| 17 | She pushed open the front door , which he had left unlocked . |
| 18 | She pushed open the only door , and found herself in a spacious but gloomy office . |
| 19 | Taking a deep breath and straightening her slumping shoulders , she pushed open the back door of the colonel 's house , and as she saw the dim light from the lounge spilling out into the hall she walked in that direction . |
| 20 | Getting no reply , she hesitantly pushed open the back door . |
| 21 | There was a bedroom to their left , at the front of the house , and Carson pushed open the opposite door and led the way through into the sitting-room , switching on the light as he went . |