Example sentences of "knock on the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | But be warned : if you own more than one sign , PC Plod could be knocking on the door with a warrant one day . |
| 2 | But Germany and Japan , as well as several other not-so-rich but big countries , are knocking on the door . |
| 3 | The message sent to Moscow was thus unambiguous : do the diplomatic deal and Japanese businessmen will come knocking on the door again . |
| 4 | ‘ No , ’ Emily replied , walking with confidence to the entrance and knocking on the door . |
| 5 | They have devious ways of making money from bereaved people 's misery , whether by knocking on the door after a death , offering to clear the house for cash , including any objects of value ; or by offering solace in exchange for cash or fees . |
| 6 | Long before Doone came knocking on the door , Perkin could have decided , in case the girl 's body were ever found , to say he did n't remember her . |
| 7 | Soon Pugwash was knocking on the door . |
| 8 | I was terrified of knocking on the door of the house to ask permission but I was even more terrified of going back and making a fool of myself because of my ignorance on court so I spent the rest of the afternoon skulking behind the sweet peas . ’ |
| 9 | But a kiss denied , for Phillis was knocking on the door . |
| 10 | They roused the occupants of some houses by knocking on the door and holding Bartle up to the windows to be seen by those inside . |
| 11 | Actually , it was an inspired gamble — in his first , albeit injury-hit , season in 1991 Taylor took 54 wickets and last year he grabbed 67 in Northants ' championship chase and suddenly Ted Dexter and the England selectors were knocking on the door . |
| 12 | We are knocking on the door of the League and I said to him : ‘ Why not do a Barnet here ? ’ ’ |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I hope that as long as my form for Liverpool improves I will be knocking on the door . |
| 14 | ‘ That will depend on my performances and I hope that as long as my form for Liverpool improves I will be knocking on the door . |
| 15 | ‘ Now those players are saying , ‘ we are producing the goods ’ — and while there are people knocking on the door , they 've got to open it . |
| 16 | They have claimed the shirts and while there might be those who are knocking on the door , because those who are in are producing the goods , it means they are keeping the door tightly shut at the moment . ’ |
| 17 | Dealing Team , who has been knocking on the door at Hackney , should prove too strong for her rivals on Tuesday 's BAGS card . |
| 18 | There was a sudden , loud knocking on the door . |
| 19 | [ He will say later , ‘ If I 'd relaxed the standard there I 'd have had umpteen other people knocking on the door wanting to do precisely the same thing to save on trade effluent charges . ’ ] |
| 20 | Then there was a loud knocking on the door . |
| 21 | Unfortunately , he has never made the grade and after knocking on the door of inter-pub midweek leagues without success , has at last found his niche at Athletico where this season he will team up with YTS trainees Adie Smith and Phil Meek . |
| 22 | Then there was a loud knocking on the door and more shouts from the crowd . |
| 23 | I carried on knocking on the door and begging to be let in . |
| 24 | The E C C rather inward looking Even Turkey is knocking on the door , what are your Poland , Hungary , Romania knocking on the door and coming in . |
| 25 | The E C C rather inward looking Even Turkey is knocking on the door , what are your Poland , Hungary , Romania knocking on the door and coming in . |
| 26 | There was a loud knocking on the door . |
| 27 | She had given him no opportunity to indicate that there was an old friend with him — not that there was , at that point , but there might have been , and if there had been , it was hardly his fault if Alexandra had chosen to come knocking on the door without giving him a chance to explain — and then getting stroppy when she found someone had got there before her . |
| 28 | People had gone up to a house and been knocking on the door waiting for someone to come because the light had come on and they thought there must be somebody in because they switched the light on when they saw me come up the drive , and these are visitors . |
| 29 | He was sitting there , half dozing over what he had written , when there was a loud knocking on the door . |
| 30 | Maggie was thankfully drinking the tea , the pain-killer still on the tray , when Felipe arrived , knocking on the door and striding in when she opened it . |