Example sentences of "door and [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when Arthur Peeble pushed open the in-between door and came into the store-room , calling politely , ‘ Miss Conway . |
| 2 | I open the door and burst into the warm night air . |
| 3 | They waved goodbye at the door and got into the Jaguar well pleased at the chunk which had been taken out of the Guinness Mahon share mountain . |
| 4 | She opened the door and stared at the grotesque couple . |
| 5 | A narrow stairway of stone curled around a pillar near the door and disappeared through the beams of the roof . |
| 6 | After the caretaker had unlocked the big front door and disappeared down the drive , Harry took Madeleine 's arm and led her into the drawing-room . |
| 7 | McQuaid slammed the car door and walked towards the house . |
| 8 | Doyle turned from the door and walked towards the exit . |
| 9 | The captain opened the door and walked across the room . |
| 10 | I shut the door and walked down the corridor . |
| 11 | Then she let herself out of the door and walked through the yard , muttering quietly to Ferry , so that he would know who it was . |
| 12 | Sophie opened the door and walked to the lift . |
| 13 | O'Malley pushed in the door and walked into the kitchen . |
| 14 | Hiding jug and lanthorn behind the water butt , Jess opened the door and walked into the kitchen . |
| 15 | He closed the door and walked up the steps . |
| 16 | His words were drowned out by the roar of automatic fire , as another hail of slugs hammered against the metal sheeting of the door and screamed into the far wall . |
| 17 | Massingham walked over to Berowne 's jacket hanging on a hook at the back of the door and felt in the two outer and one inner pockets . |
| 18 | Hoomey knocked on the door and looked through the letter-box , and the smell came out to him . |
| 19 | He looked at me as I walked through the door and looked to the Gendarme as if to say , Is this him ? |
| 20 | Philip came away from the door and looked at the paper too . |
| 21 | He walked to the front door and looked at the array of bells there . |
| 22 | She threw open the outer door and looked down the side of the ship . |
| 23 | The floor tiles were cold but she hardly noticed as she tiptoed to the door and looked into the kitchen . |
| 24 | I threw open the front door and looked into the street . |
| 25 | The Persian closed the door and went to the big mirror on one wall . |
| 26 | For once , sunshine was slanting in ; and Ruth sat at the table , drawing with her finger round the shadow of the coffee cup — then abruptly got up , opened the basement door and went down the steps into the darkness . |
| 27 | Yorke moved away from the door and went into the kitchen . |
| 28 | He closed the door and advanced into the middle of the room . |
| 29 | I knocked on the open door and strode into the front room trusting that Patterson was right behind me . |
| 30 | Luke pulled open the door and strode down the drive to Sonny who was waiting in the trap . |