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 . |