Example sentences of "she opened the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She opened the small freezer at the top , and four different types of ice cream , some frozen cream cakes and some ready-to-bake cookie mixes promised further consolation . |
| 2 | The big man was not there so she opened the only door marked ‘ Private ’ . |
| 3 | She opened the other door … |
| 4 | She opened the other bottle — fake champagne and nothing to celebrate . |
| 5 | She opened the first bottle of wine , and went down to the door . |
| 6 | She opened the first door leading off the hall to find only a cloakroom . |
| 7 | She opened the first door off the corridor . |
| 8 | She first met Molly Braithwaite when , as Director of Physical Education and Social Activities at the Central London Polytechnic she opened the first Medau Rhythmical Movement class with Molly as its teacher . |
| 9 | Looking for a less demanding occupation , she opened the first Body Shop in a tiny premises in a back street of Brighton in 1976 , selling fifteen different products in plastic bottles with hand-written labels . |
| 10 | Bags booted , she opened the rear door on an area the size of your average lounge and bowed us inside . |
| 11 | She opened the rear door and looked in as though looking for something she had mislaid . |
| 12 | She heard voices as soon as she opened the glass-panelled door , and had already been warned by the four cups that Faye 's husband must be home . |
| 13 | She opened the tall refrigerator and found , to her surprise , that it was stocked with white wine , beer , mineral water and coke for the children . |
| 14 | The big downstairs room might have been a converted cowshed , but when she opened the tall shutters and the sunlight poured in , it looked more like a state apartment . |
| 15 | ‘ Hi , ’ he said when she opened the front door . |
| 16 | The wind roared in as she opened the front door , lifting the filthy curtains and blowing the parish magazine into a corner . |
| 17 | She had to blink back her tears before she opened the front door , and then she ran down the short tiled path , and , throwing back her shoulders and digging her hands into her pockets , strode down to the parade . |
| 18 | She opened the front door and stepped out into the corridor , which was more private than the flat if mother was only pretending to be asleep , which was possible . |
| 19 | She opened the front door on the chain and her eyes widened . |
| 20 | Danny planted a kiss on her cheek and waited until she opened the front door before turning on his heel and walking off . |
| 21 | ‘ Where on earth have you been ? ’ demanded Polly when she opened the front door . |
| 22 | As she opened the front door the phone began to ring and she rushed to answer it . |
| 23 | Mrs Abigail called out , forcing cheerfulness as she opened the front door . |
| 24 | She crept downstairs , remembering to avoid the creaking step , and padded softly across the living-room floor , hardly daring to breathe as she opened the front door . |
| 25 | As she opened the front door of 97 , Becky could hear Daphne splashing around in the bath . |
| 26 | In the upstairs passage she opened the long case clock , knowing very well it was broken , that the weights had not descended for years and the hands remained at twenty to one . |
| 27 | She opened the French doors and leaned there , looking at the lake . |
| 28 | She opened the clear window and climbed out . |
| 29 | Perhaps more than any other person , she opened the public relations field in Britain to women . |
| 30 | She opened the large hide handbag she was carrying and produced a passport , handing it to Camb without a word . |