Example sentences of "open and [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I snatched his sliding door open and went back into the arctic cold where I punched the button to summon the lift . |
2 | It flung open and slammed back against the wall . |
3 | The door crashed open and slammed back against the wall with such force it seemed it would come off the hinges . |
4 | As the traffic slowed , he had thrust the door open and rolled on to the tarmac between the lines of cars . |
5 | She swung the door open and stepped out into the cold air . |
6 | He plunged towards the door , and before Cassie could stop him , had wrenched it open and stormed out into the hall , crashing the door shut behind him . |
7 | Way was forced to quit the Swiss Open and missed out on a chance to claw his way back into the Ryder Cup reckoning . |
8 | Towards the edge of the wood , where the ground became open and sloped down to an old fence and a brambly ditch beyond , only a few fading patches of pale yellow still showed among the dog 's mercury and oak-tree roots . |
9 | She pushed the gate further open and peered round in the twilight . |