Example sentences of "a knock at the " in BNC.
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| 31 | One evening she was in the cottage as usual when there was a knock at the door . |
| 32 | There was a knock at the door , and then Bicker , Ratagan and Guillamon walked in with Isay behind them . |
| 33 | He was interrupted in dressing by a knock at the door , and opened it to a man he recognised , one of Taheb 's body servants , an Assyrian who despite years in the Black Land still wore a long oiled black beard in ringlets . |
| 34 | There was a knock at the door . |
| 35 | Suddenly there was a knock at the door . |
| 36 | Just then a knock at the door broke into her thoughts . |
| 37 | The festive deliberations were interrupted by a knock at the door . |
| 38 | Beautifully on cue , there was a knock at the door . |
| 39 | There was a knock at the door . |
| 40 | There was a knock at the door . |
| 41 | Corbett was finishing his ablutions when he heard a knock at the door . |
| 42 | There was a knock at the door , and the consultant obstetrician growled an imperative , ‘ Come in ! ’ |
| 43 | If they heard a knock at the door or if they heard shouting and bawling in the street , but there 's nothing they can do what we 're asking for here is and I 'm asking for support is a phone to the people who can not afford one whereas if they hear something they can phone the police , or they can phone the support unit because are two people staying together in this day and age where they can not walk in the streets they 're attacked even in broad daylight going to get their pensions never mind at night-time . |
| 44 | A knock at the door . |
| 45 | Just after eleven , Loretta was handing out reading lists to the dozen students who wanted to attend her seminars on Virginia Woolf when there was a knock at the door . |
| 46 | There was a knock at the door and a man in his forties slipped in . |
| 47 | As she turned , there was a knock at the door and a young woman in SS auxiliary uniform came in carrying a large file . |
| 48 | There was a knock at the front door . |
| 49 | Every time he heard a knock at the door , my little boy used to hide under the bed . |
| 50 | A knock at the door interrupted her . |
| 51 | There was a knock at the front door , and Shelley jumped up to open it . |
| 52 | There was a knock at the door , then it opened . |
| 53 | She stared at him speechlessly , hardly daring to believe the hidden meaning behind his words , then , just as she managed to find her voice , there was a knock at the door . |
| 54 | He heard a knock at the door . |
| 55 | Ha , there was a knock at the door . |
| 56 | No , I I mean I was on the phone and th , there was a knock at the door and this woman came round and said she was from from the |
| 57 | She took the lift up to the sixth floor and came to the room one O nine , which was her room , as she entered she noticed cobwebs and dampness on the walls , she flung her bed , bags on the bed and went downstairs to supper , after her supper she went to report , she went to the reception desk to report the cobwebs and dampness , she rang the bell a few times but no one answered , she was just about to go back to her room when she heard Mr Sandy the receptionist in the back room talking to her assistant , I put the body in Miss Hall 's wardrobe , Jane ran upstairs and sure enough there was a body , Jane rang the police then straight away , please could you come to the Riverside Hotel , there 's something I think you should see , there was a knock at the door and Mr Sandy answered it , hello , oh hello we 've just had phone call from here , are you sure this is the right hotel ? |
| 58 | outside a customer 's house and all of a sudden there was a knock at the door |