Example sentences of "door [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through the open door I could see Harry hanging on to the horse 's head and staring at me with frightened eyes . |
| 2 | Through the crack under the door I could smell Shelly loud and clear . |
| 3 | Through the door I could hear the music from the bar . |
| 4 | There was , unless I was prepared to put a ruddy great nail through my door I could n't hang the thing ! |
| 5 | The decisions made in 1968 and 1969 by Heseltine , then just appointed press secretary , and the equerry to Prince Charles , Squadron Leader David Checketts , opened a door which could not afterwards be closed . |
| 6 | The only access was through a sliding metal door which could only be activated by punching a code into the bellpush on the adjacent wall . |
| 7 | At the door she could not resist a parting shot . |
| 8 | There was no one in the stable or the yard , but when she came close to the back door she could hear voices from the kitchen . |
| 9 | Pushing it towards the door they could hardly contain their excitement until Endill stopped in his tracks , realising they had made a terrible mistake . |
| 10 | From the front door he could see her walking along the road past the graveyard with three of her friends , their heavy skirts swinging . |
| 11 | Through the half-open door he could see an old man sharpening a cut-throat razor on a strap , stroking it up and down in rhythm . |
| 12 | Both places had latches and as long as I got ten yards ' start on him , I could slam the door shut and slip my half clothes-peg under the latch — I always carried a half clothes-peg for the purpose — and no matter how much he blasphemed and kicked at the door he could n't get in . |
| 13 | Through the open door he could see the computer personnel ; some with hands still over their ears , others looking around at the walls and ceiling . |
| 14 | When he came down the alley toward the club 's stage door he could see that there were three rough-looking teenagers who 'd clambered up the side of one of the big waste bins and were lifting stuff around inside . |