Example sentences of "i [verb] open the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 . |