Example sentences of "i [verb] open the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I ripped open the envelopes . |
2 | so I prized open the backlid |
3 | ‘ I broke open the tin box you keep your money in . |
4 | I tore open the door and the wailing took on words . |
5 | I pushed open the door and bounded in . |
6 | I pushed open the door and we looked at the hole in the floor . |
7 | I pushed open the door of the old house , which I thought was uninhabited , but to my surprise there was a bed , a table and a candle inside . |
8 | With that stupid feeling of relief you get when you 're home , I pushed open the door , tripped over what felt like a set of billiard balls and fell headlong into a carefully arranged selection of this week 's vegetables . |
9 | But when I pushed open the gate into the yard on my return , I always saw Jean-Claude at the window . |
10 | When I pushed open the gate to the courtyard I was aware of a commotion . |
11 | I pushed open the window . |
12 | It was pure chance that made me notice the writing on the top file , as I pushed open the window . |