Example sentences of "door [coord] [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gabriel knocked at the second brother 's door and asked for a drink of milk . |
| 2 | He opened the door and paused for a moment , listening for sounds of Mrs Blakey . |
| 3 | She closed the door and waited for a moment , then turned and went into the little bedroom . |
| 4 | She knocked loudly on the kitchen door and waited for a moment , aware of the total silence from within the room . |
| 5 | I knocked on the wall and then opened the door and waited for him . |
| 6 | The Land Rover engine rumbled on as she walked round to the driver 's door and waited for him to look at her . |
| 7 | He opened his door and called for the maid , but this time it was not Christine . |
| 8 | He strode to the door and shouted for clerks . |
| 9 | Unable to take any more , she slammed the car door and headed for the farmhouse without a backward glance , managing with an effort to keep her head high . |
| 10 | He opened the front door and stood for a moment on the step looking at the glimmer of light touching the pale dome of the church and the glow of the city thrown up against the sky . |
| 11 | She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley . |
| 12 | He knocked on the door and begged for aid . |
| 13 | Just knocked on doors and waited for people to answer . |
| 14 | His digital watch and the clock on the wall of the administration building foyer tallied at three precisely when Manville finally strolled in through the glass swing doors and headed for the reception desk . |