Example sentences of "a [noun] at the door " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a rat-tat at the door , a few envelopes dropped on to the doormat . |
| 2 | Somewhere , far away , there seemed to be a rapping at the door and someone was calling his name , over and over , louder and louder … |
| 3 | D'Arcy cast a glance at the door . |
| 4 | In a confrontation at the door of the House of Commons , she and her friends reminded the MPs that ‘ they had husbands and friends , and they wore swords to defend the libertys of the people , & c . ’ |
| 5 | There was , almost in response to this , a tapping at the door , the knob turned , and he spoke . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's waiting in a coach at the door , ’ replied Rose . |
| 7 | There was a thump at the door . |
| 8 | But a thump at the door made her scramble back up on to the bed for safety . |
| 9 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 10 | A sound at the door caught her attention and she turned abruptly , shock still clear on her face . |
| 11 | Ruth tensed as she heard a sound at the door . |
| 12 | Of the 19 national museums that receive direct public grants , only eight demand a fee at the door . |
| 13 | Then there was a knock at the door and he jerked the fork , spoiling his pattern . |
| 14 | There was a knock at the door and a man came with a message , causing still more agitation . |
| 15 | Sometimes it would happen that during a lecture — at that time the secret police were very active — there would be a knock at the door and two men would enter . |
| 16 | During my second evening at the hotel there was a knock at the door . |
| 17 | Bobby must have drifted into sleep for he was wakened by a knock at the door . |
| 18 | ‘ A man hears a knock at the door of his country house and opens it to two vicars wearing stockings over their heads . |
| 19 | Corbett was nodding in agreement when a knock at the door interrupted them and a short , dumpy figure entered . |
| 20 | ‘ I was down here one night , it was about nine , and there was a knock at the door . |
| 21 | Some people find they can distinguish between the vibration pattern made by people talking , running water , a knock at the door , footsteps , music . |
| 22 | There was a knock at the door . |
| 23 | Sitting next to Peter , 24 , she said she was unaware of the mix-up until there was a knock at the door after their first full day at home with Gemma . |
| 24 | There was a knock at the door . |
| 25 | There is a knock at the door . |
| 26 | I was working in my room , when a knock at the door heralded the entry of four second-year students . |
| 27 | There was a knock at the door ; I opened it and there he was , a tall , slightly stooping figure who spoke with a gentle voice . |
| 28 | Well one day , I had a knock at the door and it was a Mr from Stepney Causeway that is the headquarters of Barnardos . |
| 29 | But a knock at the door interrupted them . |
| 30 | A knock at the door this morning turned out to be a young girl in floods of tears , asking for me . |