Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] open a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I pushed open a door leading to a better-lit corridor , I realized that I was on an upper level of the main administrative building of the spaceport . |
| 2 | She thrust open a door to a small sitting room . |
| 3 | She pulled open a drawer to drop the note in . |
| 4 | She split open a newly baked scone and thickened it with butter and as she handed it to him she added , ‘ There 's rationing comin' , that 's what they say , curtailing the food ; well , it wo n't affect us , havin' cows and sheep an' chickens . |
| 5 | She slid open a fitted wardrobe to their left to reveal a few suits and pairs of trousers hanging from a rail . |
| 6 | They cracked open a bottle of wine , and by the end of the night she was feeling very pleasantly mellow and totally convinced that the world was a supremely beautiful place . |
| 7 | Just when his eyes were adjusting to the gloom , the novice ahead of him threw open a door , and Gabriel emerged into pale but blinding sunlight flaring in low through the window of the gallery . |
| 8 | She linked her arm through Nathan 's and they pushed open a few doors , only to find empty rooms . |
| 9 | He flung open a pair of doors she had not even noticed in the gloom and revealed the largest room she had ever seen , endlessly high , and filled with the grey light of the sea . |
| 10 | Walking along the top landing , he flung open a door at the end , and stood back for her to enter . |
| 11 | He opened the connecting door to the garage and stepped quickly into the darkness , feeling his way around the car and to the sliding door , which he moved open a few inches , allowing himself to slip out into the night . |
| 12 | He threw open a bedroom window at his farmhouse in Dummer , Hants , and yelled to waiting newsmen : ‘ You are wasting your time . |
| 13 | Fearing to open it , she nevertheless forced herself across the room , but when it swung open a maid in a black dress and smart white apron stood before her . |
| 14 | He pulled open a drawer in which a dozen antique krises were displayed . |
| 15 | He pulled open a door and took out a decanter and a balloon snifter . |
| 16 | He kept open a line to North , but made sure that he appeared to have no truck with whatever he was doing . |
| 17 | He flicked open a card index , scribbled an address and phone number and handed it to her . |
| 18 | He dragged open a desk drawer , looking for matches . |
| 19 | He snapped open a direct link to Postine . |
| 20 | He pushed open a beautiful old oak door into what had to be the drawing-room . |
| 21 | And he pushed open a small wooden door . |
| 22 | She moved forward , about to press her ear against the door , when it slid open a little . |