Example sentences of "open it [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Terror gripped her so completely that she was incapable of opening it and let it fall to the floor where — she very nearly followed it in a faint . |
| 2 | They were apprehensive about opening it and sent for the Bomb Squad . |
| 3 | They came into the hallway before opening it and taking out rubber surgical gloves . |
| 4 | opening it and shutting it , |
| 5 | Santerre hastened to open it but told us not to bring any torches in . |
| 6 | The Men were outside his cage trying to open it but failing because the branch had buckled it . |
| 7 | For example , if a hotel wants to develop an impressive mail-out , then it may not be advisable to use a third A4 size — it should perhaps be larger with a specially designed envelope which interests the reader sufficiently to open it and read its contents . |
| 8 | It lay around the office for a day or two , until someone had time to open it and send it back with a brief note , giving the time and circumstances of Elsie 's death . |
| 9 | Catherine Crane went across to open it and held a murmured conversation with someone . |
| 10 | well cut it through and open it and put a bit in |
| 11 | ‘ Open it and see . ’ |
| 12 | Open it and see what it says . |
| 13 | When Councillor and his Party showed the care and concern they have for our staff , when sixty members of our staff on that day attended a committee meeting of this Council to see the Labour leader open it and shut it without any debate whatsoever and walk out of the room . |
| 14 | ‘ You open it and look inside . ’ |
| 15 | Of course , I had opened it and found nothing more than a piece of costly silk , blood-red and fringed at each end . |
| 16 | Going to a built-in wardrobe he opened it and flicked through the many articles of clothing hanging there . |
| 17 | He opened it and plunged his hand in . |
| 18 | It was , you opened it and come out and shut , shut the door and you 'd lose the penny then they 'd got to go through the same operation with another penny , you know what I mean . |
| 19 | He opened it and chose a sentence at random . |
| 20 | He fumbled and brought out his wallet from an inner pocket , opened It and passed it to her . |
| 21 | Sarah rummaged under the bed for a tin box , opened it and brought out a piece of patchwork lined with blanket . |
| 22 | She took a cigar box from a cupboard , opened it and displayed a number of sticks of greasepaint . |
| 23 | She opened it and took out several half crowns , silver threepenny pieces and some pennies . |
| 24 | His eyes shone as he opened it and took out a gold watch covered in jewels . |
| 25 | Edward turned to the jewel box beside him , opened it and took out a small gold ring with a precious ruby winking in the centre . |
| 26 | I ca n't be sure what my face looked like when I opened it and saw Maureen on the doorstep , but I imagine it must have had a grin on it from ear to ear . |
| 27 | She crossed to the wardrobe and opened it and saw her abandoned clothes hanging in a neat row . |
| 28 | He went to the door , opened it and looked down the steps expecting to see the burly figure of the constable emerge and climb the steps to meet him , but to John 's surprise there was nobody at all . |
| 29 | He opened it and looked at the video tape cassette inside . |
| 30 | Johnny 's wallet lay next to the stud box , and feeling more and more like a sneak-thief , she opened it and looked inside . |