Example sentences of "[vb past] open the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Katherine glanced up as she slit open the third envelope . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She crouched down and jerked open the two doors , fully expecting the cupboard to have been converted into a homely little rat lair . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Leaping from the cabs , Rocky and his fellow trucker ran to the back of their rigs and threw open the rear doors . |
| 6 | She threw open the outer door and looked down the side of the ship . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I threw open the front door and looked into the street . |
| 9 | Swords and dirks drawn , they ran up , threw open the great door , and flung themselves within . |
| 10 | He went back into the drawing room where he unbolted , unlocked and threw open the french windows . |
| 11 | Sara got up impulsively and threw open the french windows and stepped out on to the stone-flagged terrace . |
| 12 | Benjamin threw open the top part of the stable door and grinned maliciously . |
| 13 | She broke open the third drawer with a snap . |
| 14 | He pulled open the rear door and tossed the package of books on to the back seat , together with his gear . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Gilbert pulled open the side-entrance door , stepped inside … and then recoiled . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | She went straight to the small table at the far side of the bed , pulled open the single drawer . |
| 19 | ‘ I ca n't abide things you have to peer at through a magnifying glass before you can see them , ’ he said , and pulled open the bottom drawer . |
| 20 | He pulled open the top drawer beneath . |
| 21 | With his gloved hands , he pulled open the top drawer and found a stack of white writing paper , of cheap quality , headed with the name of the church , and a box of envelopes . |
| 22 | Harry propped himself up on one elbow and pulled open the top drawer of the bedside cabinet . |
| 23 | He handed her the folded documents as he prised open the first box . |
| 24 | Again the soldiers scraped away the dirt and Corbett prised open the wooden lid . |
| 25 | In that moment , Emily turned , wrenched open the front door , with a clang of the coiled bell overhead , and escaped . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | He wrenched open the front door , and was out of the flat before Loretta could speak . |
| 28 | She flung open the solid pine door , standing aside for Jane and Robert to enter . |
| 29 | He placed the sketch-pad on his knees , flicked open the first page and began to draw . |
| 30 | He flicked open the white file in front of him . |