Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] at the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they forgot to knock at the door and make themselves known to the people inside . |
| 2 | Luke dropped his grip on her and turned to glance at the door , as if he intended to go and put his question to the man himself . |
| 3 | Catesby instructed us to take a bench leaning against the far wall and , though the space was narrow , we began to pound at the door like besiegers breaking into a castle . |
| 4 | Then the princess 's soldiers began to batter at the doors of the wooden fortress with their axes . |
| 5 | This was the moment when Melody chose to knock at the door and Anna 's head jerked back , away from him . |
| 6 | The kitchen looked so clean and bright , and the ladies so kind and sensible , that I dared to knock at the door . |
| 7 | I felt helpless and despairing and suddenly so ill that I had to clutch at the door to stop myself falling . |