Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [prep] [art] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dealing Team , who has been knocking on the door at Hackney , should prove too strong for her rivals on Tuesday 's BAGS card . |
| 2 | People had gone up to a house and been knocking on the door waiting for someone to come because the light had come on and they thought there must be somebody in because they switched the light on when they saw me come up the drive , and these are visitors . |
| 3 | She 's the sort of filly who deserves a big race win for she has been knocking on the door all season . |
| 4 | She 's the sort of filly who deserves a big race win for she has been knocking on the door all season . |
| 5 | Abso , absolutely , you see because if you take — last year we had er one of our winners er a lady called Liz Harris , who 's been knocking on the door and trying to get established as a writer for years and years and years . |
| 6 | We 've been knocking at the door in four defeats . |
| 7 | But Germany and Japan , as well as several other not-so-rich but big countries , are knocking on the door . |
| 8 | We are knocking on the door of the League and I said to him : ‘ Why not do a Barnet here ? ’ ’ |
| 9 | They have claimed the shirts and while there might be those who are knocking on the door , because those who are in are producing the goods , it means they are keeping the door tightly shut at the moment . ’ |
| 10 | Hoddle kicked off by telling Swindon he wanted to leave … he wanted a bigger club … next thing Chelsea are knocking at the door for both Hoddle and John Gorman … they both resigned … |
| 11 | ‘ Have you been listening at the door , Edgar ? ’ asked Catherine coldly . |
| 12 | Robert could not have said why , but he had the strong impression that the engineering master , too , had been listening at the door . |
| 13 | He looked as though he had been there for some time , and Shelley had a funny feeling that he was looking studiously down to hide the fact that he had been listening at the door to her conversation with Mrs Richards . |
| 14 | And they 're not just doing it for the money because , you know , if you just sort of give them a mundane task like trolleys for example , they 're banging on the door , you know , when can I get off this , when am I going to get some responsibility . |
| 15 | We 're banging on the door going Mark , are you alright ? |
| 16 | They all say goodbye to him as we 're going out the door . |
| 17 | you 're standing in the door . |
| 18 | Bagshot had been heading for a door opening off the foyer . |
| 19 | I said look the terrible Rottweilers are coming through the door . |
| 20 | Now whether that is that they are annoyed that there is n't childcare facilities , or whether they 're annoyed that they have to make dinner for their husbands , or whether they 're annoyed with what 's on television , or at the kind of newspapers that are coming in the door or whatever . |
| 21 | They would n't be knocking at the door tonight , nor any other night so long as she was careful . |
| 22 | The youthful trio of Scott Booth , Duncan Ferguson and Stephen Wright are all acknowledged , meanwhile , to be knocking at the door of opportunity with a greater urgency than most — apart from the indisposed Eoin Jess . |
| 23 | But be warned : if you own more than one sign , PC Plod could be knocking on the door with a warrant one day . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ I hope that as long as my form for Liverpool improves I will be knocking on the door . |
| 25 | ‘ That will depend on my performances and I hope that as long as my form for Liverpool improves I will be knocking on the door . |
| 26 | Yeah well we 'll be serving with the door open with it . |
| 27 | Pascoe is back on Wearside after a four-month loan spell with Swansea and Roker No 2 Ferguson said : ‘ He should be bashing on the door to get into this side . |
| 28 | ‘ Someone could be waiting outside the door . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ People seem to be coming to the door , ’ said Penelope . |
| 30 | She heard Silas 's deep tones speaking to Matt , who happened to be standing near the door , and then a derisive laugh came from behind her as Doreen entered the shearers ' quarters . |