Example sentences of "door and [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Sammy stood on the mat shaking his fur by the open door and looking out at the sheets of rain that were now whipping across the graveyard .
2 ‘ You did n't think of opening your door and looking out into the corridor ? ’ she asked .
3 She unlocked the door and got back in the shower .
4 Kiah opened the door and got out of the taxi .
5 Fran wished that it had been further away , wished that she 'd had more time to compose herself and remove all traces of that kiss , but as she opened the door and got out of the car when they stopped in front of the neat little semi she was aware of the throbbing redness of her bruised lips , the faintly dishevelled state of her silvery hair .
6 There was no sound from below and , carefully , Craig opened a door and stared out into the shabby passageway .
7 Preston opened the back door and stared out into the garden .
8 And he stepped calmly towards the door and disappeared out of the house .
9 Bull O'Malley closed the door and walked back into the kitchen where Peg still sat on the chair , holding the basket on her lap .
10 Over at the manse the Reverend William McIvor , in a drab overcoat , let himself out by the back door and rode off to the north-east by a back path through the woods near Taymouth Castle , keeping his grey garron on a tight rein and stepping slowly so that the hoof-beats were nearly soundless .
11 He began to tremble as he stepped through the door and looked up at the dim stairway which climbed steeply out of the bare and musty hall .
12 She opened the door and looked down at the gutter two feet away and then sighed .
13 Jim thought , ‘ Hello , is someone coming up to keep me company ? ’ and went to the door and looked out down the steps .
14 She swung herself down from the back door and went round to the front steps of the kiosk .
15 I left my blanket roll by the door and went around behind the counter and started making out a passenger list and tickets .
16 She heard him slam the front room door and went back into the bedroom .
17 When the car was out of sight she shut the door and went back into the warmth of the lounge .
18 He closed the door and went back to the desk , sat down , dialled the number from memory .
19 He locked the door and went back to the carrel .
20 She waved at him from the door and went down to the street .
21 Philip opened the door and stepped out into the yard .
22 She opened the front door and stepped out into the corridor , which was more private than the flat if mother was only pretending to be asleep , which was possible .
23 Then she opened the door and passed out into the hall , closing it behind her with a quiet but determined movement , leaving Iskandara staring after her in silence .
24 Already showing signs of life , patients were brought in one by one from the pile next door and wedged on to the chair in Room I , which looked like what it was , a laboratory in the Hygienic Institute , a world of bubbles and bottles .
25 She wanted to rush to the door and get out into the open air again before she suffocated .
26 Then she opened the bedroom door and crept down through the dark , silent house .
27 She opened her door and waved up at the smiling figure on the stair .
28 He pushed open the door and scrambled out of the car , careful to keep out of sight of the house .
29 I leapt into my dressing gown , raced downstairs , grabbed the ashtray , opened the front door and flew out after the dog .
30 Theodora watched a large , grey speckled hen parade slowly across the sweep , pause , raise an enquiring eye to the front door and pace on into the shrubbery .
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