Example sentences of "[vb base] the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So you go to the bathroom and turn the doorknob — push the door open — go inside — close the door gently behind you so that you do n't wake up anybody else in the house ; now you go to the basin — put the plug in — turn on the tap — it 's a very stiff tap … ’ ( p. 196 ) . |
| 2 | I push the door open and join the girls in front of the mirror . |
| 3 | I push the door slowly forwards so it hardly creaks . |
| 4 | Right push the door up , push the door up if you 've got pencils , good girl |
| 5 | Right push the door up , push the door up if you 've got pencils , good girl |
| 6 | Push the door back hard . |
| 7 | Push the door back dear . |
| 8 | So dinna bang the door ! |
| 9 | Lightly sand the door with fine wet-and-dry paper , used wet to prevent surface scratches . |
| 10 | Like tying a bottle on the door and sticking it on the window and knock the door and they had to come , crash the bottle would go . |
| 11 | Be sure and tap the door , else you 'll catch 'er in 'er desserbil . |
| 12 | Then fit the door steps |
| 13 | ‘ I want the door open ! |
| 14 | want the door shut , Jean ? |
| 15 | I imagine the door opening and a woman with a ginger fuzz of hair , painfully familiar , painfully changed , standing on the threshold , frowning in puzzlement . |
| 16 | Before you open the door , call out and ask who it is and always put the door chain on ( if you do n't have one its worth getting one fitted , see page 22 ) . |
| 17 | . So why have I put the door on the outside ? |
| 18 | Freddy let the door swing closed , still wrestling with his thoughts . |
| 19 | He nearly let the door shut on her face in surprise , when he saw that the woman was gone . |
| 20 | Carson let the door swing behind him , hurrying through into the sitting room and reaching for the receiver . |
| 21 | Let the door be opened by somebody ordinary and undemanding , she prayed , some comfortable woman who will ask no questions . |
| 22 | He shouldered her aside and let the door slam on her angry face . |
| 23 | Halfway along he unlocked a garage and let the door slide up to reveal a newish Range Rover . |
| 24 | And we were n't gon na you know , bust the door down at six o'clock in the morning and do a drugs raid . |
| 25 | them in for that is when they cut the door open . |
| 26 | ( If your child tries to come out prematurely , hold the door shut but do n't argue or hold a conversation with him . ) . |
| 27 | A safe Air-Cooled all-glass ‘ air-washed ’ oven door with high level handle and spring tensioned hinges that hold the door shut without the need for catches . |
| 28 | It 's really nice as well because you when you got they like hold the door open for you and you know give you a |
| 29 | Break the door down , Poole ! ’ |
| 30 | That door is more likely to break my shoulder than my shoulder break the door . ’ |