Example sentences of "door and [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He switched the hall light off , stumbled to the front door and flung it open . |
| 2 | By way of reply , Connor walked across the room , drew back the bolts on the street door and flung it open . |
| 3 | Flicking back her head with a haughty toss of bright auburn curls , she walked to the door and flung it open . |
| 4 | She turned to the door and flung it open with one contemptuous move . |
| 5 | ‘ Then you can burn in hell for all I care ! ’ he burst out , and , turning on his heel , he marched to the door and flung it open . |
| 6 | The florist came up earlier but she was asleep , and he did n't even come into the room , just put his head round the door and left her some flowers ; the night nurse has put them out in the corridor . |
| 7 | Luke took two long-legged strides to the nearest bedroom door and kicked it open , the whip raised menacingly . |
| 8 | She tried the back door and found it open , and going in she turned on some lights and made herself a cup of coffee . |
| 9 | I ran over to my cupboard door and jerked it open . |
| 10 | She crossed to the door and threw it open . |
| 11 | He pushed through another battered-looking swing door and held it open for her . |
| 12 | Peter moved towards the door and held it open for her . |
| 13 | At the hotel Luke collected both keys from the night porter , and when they reached her room he unlocked the door and held it open for her , then closed it behind him . |
| 14 | He put out a hand for her key , unlocked the driver 's door and held it open while she settled into her seat . |
| 15 | She crossed to the door and held it open . |
| 16 | Eddie marched to the door and yanked it open . |
| 17 | Angrily she turned to the door and yanked it open , almost colliding with David Markham who was standing on the threshold . |
| 18 | No , to hell with waiting until tomorrow to deliver her message to the bastard , she thought grimly as she marched to the door and yanked it open . |
| 19 | The doorbell rang , and scrubbing the tears off her cheeks with the back of her hand , she marched to the door and yanked it open . |