Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] the door " in BNC.
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1 | Harry , galvanized by the words , sprang from his seat and lunged towards the door , but too late : an impenetrable barrier of glass and metal separated him from his quarry . |
2 | Then he rose and stalked to the door . |
3 | He shrugged and made for the door . |
4 | She ducked under his arm and made for the door but he caught her arm . |
5 | As it was , I nodded and made for the door ; she looked the sort of woman who won protracted lawsuits . |
6 | I took no notice and passed through the door at the far end of the room . |
7 | By half-past , she had showered , dressed and crept past the door to his room and was outside in the fresh , sparkling air of a new day . |
8 | Then came a day of snow showers , and she did not want to drive and waited until the late afternoon while Magnus sat and whined by the door . |
9 | Mike shrugged and moved to the door , and then Graham 's voice pulled him back . |
10 | The girl pulled on her wrap and moved to the door looking back over her shoulder as she went and Paula was aware of the hostility in her gaze . |
11 | As the brakes came on and the flurry of activity again took in more passengers and luggage the old lady stood up and moved to the door . |
12 | She rose restlessly and moved to the door . |
13 | He remained there for a few seconds then slowly got to his feet and moved to the door leading into the hallway . |
14 | Wycliffe stood up , thanked him for his help and moved to the door . |
15 | He nodded politely at the astonished face that Glyn turned on him and moved to the door . |
16 | She collected her coat and moved to the door with Glyn . |
17 | He stood and moved to the door . |
18 | Kurt Steiner stood , turned and moved to the door without a word . |
19 | Mother looked at them , shook her head and sighed , then advising Etty to rinse herself with the warm water , she turned , stood up , and moved towards the door , unaware that her apron-strings were entangled with a handle of the zinc-tub … |
20 | Uncertainly Jean-Paul picked up his jacket and moved towards the door . |
21 | Hari straightened her shawl with trembling fingers and moved towards the door . |
22 | He stood up and moved towards the door . |
23 | ‘ I 'll fix it up , ’ he said , and moved towards the door . |
24 | She got up and moved towards the door . |
25 | He rose , and moved towards the door . |
26 | As Harry watched , he slipped the book into his pocket , rose and moved towards the door . |
27 | He shrugged himself upright and moved towards the door . |
28 | Melissa stood up and moved towards the door . |
29 | Which was n't such a bad idea , she realised , and moved from the door . |
30 | There was no sign of either Ferdinando or Annunciata in the kitchen so she was bold enough to tip-toe towards the drawing room where she hesitated again and peered round the door . |