Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] [art] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beefy man climbed down from behind his counter and led Joe to the back of the shop , where he unlocked a door . |
| 2 | He tried to scan his surroundings but the interior was too gloomy so he kicked the door open a bit further , flooding the freight car with light . |
| 3 | In a launderette , he realized he had left some clothes out of the load , so he opened the door to add them . |
| 4 | Marie was not there , so he opened the doors and made a cup of coffee . |
| 5 | ‘ So what do you want ? ’ asked Charlie once he heard the door close . |
| 6 | People surged forward and back ; the Man realized he was needed and turned to go out of Woil 's cage , probably thinking that if he left the door ajar for only a moment Woil was too placid and safe a bird to try to escape . |
| 7 | Parks claimed that he was n't even aware of what was happening till he heard the door slam shut as the thieves made their escape . |
| 8 | Suddenly afraid of what she had unleashed , Shae backed away , barely realising she 'd stepped into her own room till he closed the door behind them . |
| 9 | Claudia glimpsed Myra 's interested face before he closed the door . |
| 10 | Amiss looked back before he closed the door . |
| 11 | She dragged her glance away and reached hurriedly up to Peter before he closed the door . |
| 12 | Athelstan sensed that , if he had known who they were before he answered the door , he would never have let them inside , or else would have taken measures to hide whatever he had in the house . |
| 13 | His light eyes swept in quick appraisal from her new hairstyle to the sandals which graced her nyloned feet , before he opened the door leading to the patio , standing back so she could precede him . |
| 14 | Niall 's frowning blue gaze ran over her before he pushed the door open and climbed out . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's embarrassing when he answers the door to visitors with no trousers on . |
| 16 | When he reached the door he pulled on the bell and waited . |
| 17 | And when he passed me I did not like to look at his face because it was dark like the shadows of the hill , and when he reached the door he laughed and I did not like to hear him laugh , and when he reached the yard he stopped because Beuno was there and he said to him , ‘ She 'll be all right now . |
| 18 | He was turning to leave , when he heard a door opening somewhere above . |
| 19 | He did n't turn round when he heard the door bang . |
| 20 | He was just laying the cards down for another game , when he heard the door open behind him . |
| 21 | Amiss was clearing away dirty glasses in the Smoking Room after lunch when he heard the door open and Glastonbury ‘ s voice crying , ‘ No , no , Cully . |
| 22 | When he shut the door of her taxi twenty minutes later he leant in through the window . |
| 23 | It was smiling , and when he shut the door , I was laughing . |
| 24 | I was beginning to feel suspicious about my room , but when he opened a door with a key and turned on the light I saw a small clean room with a bed , a table and a chair . |
| 25 | Roger exclaimed when he opened the door . |
| 26 | When he opened the door , he was grinning with surprise and delight . |
| 27 | When he opened the door and tuned on the light , everything was exactly as he remembered it . |
| 28 | When he opened the door and his house filled with strangers , he was told they had the right to take his two children away . |
| 29 | Albert his name was , and he greeted her with a kiss when he opened the door to us . |
| 30 | He told him of his experience and was interested to know that the phenomenon is by no means unknown and the other went on to relate another incident involving footsteps that he heard outside the office , but when he opened the door to investigate no one was there . |