Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] the front " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two women jumped out and sprinted for the front door of the cottage , Donna struggling with the key . |
| 2 | He ran , and came with the front rank to the perimeter path and the low wooden fence . |
| 3 | Grabbing Maura 's hand she ran up the stairs and banged on the front door with her fists , demanding to be let in . |
| 4 | Suddenly I heard a loud scream and rushed to the front door . |
| 5 | Then we used to sniff , you know , and Mrs come and knocked on the front door says er , our house is asleep do you mind not playing , you know . |
| 6 | Lucien stood up and walked to the front edge of the roof . |
| 7 | Irritably — she really wanted that cup of tea ; she was growing as bad as the British — McAllister turned off the gas ring , blew out the match , and walked to the front door , grumbling to herself , Hold your horses , I 'm coming , I 'm coming , when another urgent series of knocks sounded . |
| 8 | Deciding business before pleasure , she dismounted and walked up the front drive of the vicarage . |
| 9 | She slung the bag over her shoulder and stepped towards the front door . |
| 10 | As he stood there , a woman , heavily swathed in black drapes , turned into the driveway of the school and started towards the front door . |
| 11 | She shook her head and looked through the front window . |
| 12 | I knocked on the open door and strode into the front room trusting that Patterson was right behind me . |
| 13 | Then she got up and went to the front door and , as she did every night , and had always done , since Jack never cared about such matters , locked and bolted it . |
| 14 | He nodded and went to the front door . |
| 15 | Adam put the phone down and went to the front door . |
| 16 | ‘ Am I likely to forget ? ’ she retorted as they left the car and went towards the front door . |
| 17 | After holding her gaze just long enough to finalise the threat he turned and went towards the front door of the house , picking up her overnight bag from the terrace as he went . |
| 18 | Shivering a little , she fumbled for her key and went towards the front door . |
| 19 | She picked up the binoculars and stared at the front door of the plane . |
| 20 | I turned my back on them and marched towards the front door . |
| 21 | He wrapped a short raincoat around himself and ran up the front path . |
| 22 | They took no notice of him and stood on the front step , talking in low voices . |
| 23 | He worked slowly but efficiently for nearly two hours , fearing that , if he did not finish the work quickly , frost would make it impossible for him to continue ; then , tired and sweating , he went and sat on the front doorstep to rest . |
| 24 | Princess Margaret wore a pretty blue silk evening dress , and sat in the front row of the circle . |