Example sentences of "door [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's because he enters by the old tower door and sits at the back , where he ca n't be seen , ’ she replied eagerly . |
| 2 | She opened the door and stared at the grotesque couple . |
| 3 | Philip came away from the door and looked at the paper too . |
| 4 | He walked to the front door and looked at the array of bells there . |
| 5 | Seb hammered at the door and tugged at the bell-pull but without anyone answering . |
| 6 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 7 | He tore open the cupboard door and peered at the tiny porthole of glass on the front of the central heating boiler . |
| 8 | She waited until he went to pass her to reach the door and leave at the end of the night . |
| 9 | It was Geoffrey Howe , I am told , who knocked on one door while canvassing at a by-election in Epping , to be greeted by a tiny , wrinkled old lady rushing at him with arms outstretched : ‘ Oh Geoffrey at last I 've met you , my fluffy , cuddly little teddy bear ! ’ |
| 10 | If your cabinets seem to be constantly overcrowded , open up all the doors and look at the contents with a critical eye . |