Example sentences of "door and [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plaintiff , a four year old child , entered the house through an unsecured door and fell from a second floor window . |
| 2 | And when Arthur Peeble pushed open the in-between door and came into the store-room , calling politely , ‘ Miss Conway . |
| 3 | Yeah that 's , that 's okay it 's just er I mean I would like to feel you would introduce me if they actually knocked on the door and came in this evening otherwise they 'd think would n't you , I mean |
| 4 | I open the door and burst into the warm night air . |
| 5 | ‘ We went back this morning and I opened the door and burst into tears . ’ |
| 6 | They went round the back door and got to John Smith and they got the chief whip and got the chairman of the party and had a rerun of the vote two weeks later . |
| 7 | She crawled back to the door and got to her feet , taking a deep steadying breath as she reached for the handle , grimacing slightly as she eased it open and stepped through the doorway , sending up a silent prayer that no creaking floorboard would announce her presence prematurely . |
| 8 | They waved goodbye at the door and got into the Jaguar well pleased at the chunk which had been taken out of the Guinness Mahon share mountain . |
| 9 | The auberge owner joined me at the door and stared with contempt at the sky . |
| 10 | She opened the door and stared at the grotesque couple . |
| 11 | She opened the door and stared in astonishment at the tall , strongly built man who was standing with his hand raised for another assault on her bell . |
| 12 | A narrow stairway of stone curled around a pillar near the door and disappeared through the beams of the roof . |
| 13 | After the caretaker had unlocked the big front door and disappeared down the drive , Harry took Madeleine 's arm and led her into the drawing-room . |
| 14 | Blanche nodded wordlessly to Dexter who , with a show of reluctance , opened the door and disappeared with Taczek to arrange the formalities of release . |
| 15 | McQuaid slammed the car door and walked towards the house . |
| 16 | Doyle turned from the door and walked towards the exit . |
| 17 | The captain opened the door and walked across the room . |
| 18 | I shut the door and walked down the corridor . |
| 19 | Then she let herself out of the door and walked through the yard , muttering quietly to Ferry , so that he would know who it was . |
| 20 | Sophie opened the door and walked to the lift . |
| 21 | O'Malley pushed in the door and walked into the kitchen . |
| 22 | Hiding jug and lanthorn behind the water butt , Jess opened the door and walked into the kitchen . |
| 23 | He closed the door and walked up the steps . |
| 24 | His words were drowned out by the roar of automatic fire , as another hail of slugs hammered against the metal sheeting of the door and screamed into the far wall . |
| 25 | She closed the front door and leant against it , her heart beating fast once more . |
| 26 | I shut the door and leant against it . |
| 27 | Massingham walked over to Berowne 's jacket hanging on a hook at the back of the door and felt in the two outer and one inner pockets . |
| 28 | Gabriel knocked at the second brother 's door and asked for a drink of milk . |
| 29 | He 's just got inside the house when they knocked on the door and asked to breath-test him . |
| 30 | When she put her head round the door and asked in her usual , conspiratorial manner if he wanted tea , Henry said , ‘ Tea would be a delight , my dear ! ’ |