Example sentences of "was [v-ing] at [art] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who on earth was thumping at the door like that early in the morning ? |
| 2 | Within seconds one of the porters was knocking at the door to escort us down in case of trouble . |
| 3 | Someone was knocking at the door . |
| 4 | in what was happening at the door . |
| 5 | Rory worked out she was looking at the door he was crouched behind . |
| 6 | Her face brightened , she was looking at the door . |
| 7 | Inside the caravan her elder daughter was pushing at the door to come out . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ suggested Tom Witherington slyly , ‘ Edith was listening at the door … ’ |
| 9 | Sandra was waiting at the door . |
| 10 | Natasha was waiting at the door of the apartment when Charlotte emerged from the elevator . |
| 11 | Oates was waiting at the door to lead Patrick down the long corridor to the office opposite the actual mortuary . |
| 12 | I went to the door last night ten minutes after Scott had told him and like , I was crying at the door , and he goes ahh , is something not wrong like , you know ? |
| 13 | The keeper was standing at the door talking to a stout man with a stick . |
| 14 | He was standing at the door , greeting people as they came in , simpering and giggling and asking them how so-and-so was . |
| 15 | As he lifted the receiver he saw that Hilary was standing at the door . |
| 16 | He was standing at the door of the Vicarage carrying a grip . |
| 17 | Grace was standing at the door of her pub chatting to Maudie Mycroft . |
| 18 | At about three o'clock in the afternoon , I was standing at the door of the inn when I saw a blind man coming along the road . |
| 19 | Someone was standing at the door of the music-room . |
| 20 | Linda Wood was standing at the door . |
| 21 | Fagan was standing at the door of the feedhouse when Nicandra approached him , as saucily as she was able , to demand handfuls of grain for her birds . |
| 22 | He was standing at the door . |
| 23 | She had followed us and was standing at the door . |
| 24 | But Merrill had backed away and was standing at the door . |
| 25 | The guard was standing at the door of the hut , staring down towards the monastery . |
| 26 | Rosie was standing at the door , and ran to help her in . |
| 27 | But he sensed she was standing at the door looking at him . |
| 28 | The Doctor was scowling at the door . |
| 29 | She replaced the receiver and looked round at Graham who was hovering at the door . ’ |