Example sentences of "go [prep] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that even I might manage the latter , even though going through door X had never previously been rewarded . |
| 2 | I am reduced to sitting staring out of the window with nothing much to look at but a young man , presumably a salesman or political canvasser , patiently going from door to door down the street . |
| 3 | He shows me charts of average weight and height , because now he is working on his motorbike , going from door to door selling insurance policies , and they use the charts to decide whether someone is at risk of a heart attack . |
| 4 | The National Consumer Credit Federation , representing check traders , told us that the agent going from door to door , usually with long experience of working for the firm , had quite a lot of discretion over whether or not to lend , though with small firms the bosses like to keep in touch themselves , often going on collection rounds so as to see customers , and certainly weighing up doubtful cases themselves . |
| 5 | Going from door to door . |
| 6 | Local authorities appointed volunteers to go from door to door to see who had room and who did n't ; those on the receiving end had no choice in the matter . |
| 7 | Daughter then gets up , goes to door of box and propels mother into box , mother pulling back and protesting . |
| 8 | Suppose I go through door B ( to the bathroom , say ) , and find that a new door has been constructed in position X. Next time I am in my armchair and want coffee , would I pursue the path A-B-X-D-E , which is a bit shorter than A-C-D-E ? |
| 9 | The angel , disguised as an old man , went from door to door begging for food and drink . |
| 10 | For a week we went from door to door , saying goodbye to all the families we considered as our own because we had lived among them so long . |
| 11 | ‘ Here we have Wren Boys who dress up and go from door to door asking for money , every St Stephen 's Day , ’ she said . |
| 12 | of the kingdom must go from door to door , from city to city from village to village , they do n't know about it , but once we do know about it then we 're sort of accountable are n't we ? |