| 单词 | knock on |
| 例句 | I wanted to knock on the glass to attract attention, but I couldn't move. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door, and he turned to answer it, blowing his nose on his great spotted handkerchief as he did so. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The younger Dumbledore seemed to be waiting for something, and sure enough, moments after their arrival, there was a knock on the door and he said, “Enter.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly a grasshopper crackling across the deserted plaza area made all three men and Nick’s mom jump as high as if they had just been bitten by a rattlesnake. ^ knock on the door. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If anyone actually ever came, usually in the hope of selling us food, they did not knock on the door but merely hung about the yard until we took notice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to knock on his door and tell him, “I am different,” but I was too embarrassed so I walked the dinosaurs back home. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk around the room eating goose liver and puffy bread until there's a knock on the door. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Every two days, a different colored woman will knock on Aibileen’s back door and sit at the table with me, tell me her stories. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on my door, and I choke out, “Come in,” between giggles and snorts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z They were not alarmed this time by the knock on the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z At last there came a knock on the door. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Uncle Drum says, “Hard knock on the head, Mason.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z When I hear the knock on the door, I hope it's Aimee and Michael, but instead I find Brandy and Tressa. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Then there was a knock on the back door. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On September 1, the Wednesday before Labor Day weekend, there was a knock on the rarely used back door of Egil Krogh’s office. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A knock on my door jolts me from my thoughts. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nobody answered our knock on the front door, so we walked around to the side door. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And sure enough, a moment later there was a knock on the back door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There had been a knock on her door, and she blinked the sleep from her eyes in time to see Dorian enter. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I expected that one day he might knock on our door, out of the blue. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z And then there was a knock on the door and the Dell Duke Internal Idiotic Discussion Forum was interrupted by the voice of Pattie Nguyen. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z A knock on the door interrupted our conversation. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z There will be a knock on the door, like the one last night, a band of Peacekeepers to haul me away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I knock on the door to his room but don’t get any answer. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A soft knock on the door interrupts them: Alan and Judy and Amber and Clover, all there to see the baby. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There was another knock on the door, and this time it was David with their shirts, washed, dried, and neatly folded. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Then he shouted, “Ko ko ko!” which is what people in Kilanga shout in someone’s doorway when they come visiting, since generally there is no door to knock on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z One night Lee, tapping away at his typewriter, heard a quiet knock on his door and let Cal in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door, and I turned around and shouted, “Yo, somebody’s in here!” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I began to knock on the inside of my canoe. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Precisely at 4:30, there would be a loud knock on the wooden door at the end of our corridor, which meant that supper had been delivered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later there was a knock on the door. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I watched him knock on Papa’s door and go in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a knock on his door, and Jason poked his head in. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Marco starts to say he can tell she received quite a good price for the ring, but then there is a knock on the door of the flat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Twenty meters? Too high to clear on boards. So what do we do, knock on the gate?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She was interrupted by a knock on the door. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The next day, Mom said she heard a light knock on our front door, and when she opened it she saw Calvin running off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I reach the top of the stairs, knock on the door. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z On the morning of the meeting, a Saturday in mid-December, there is a light knock on my bedroom door. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I know you saw the video, and it’s all crazy. I want to knock on every door and steal every phone, and shout at everyone in the face.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I cross the fingers of my left hand for luck and knock on the door with my right. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door—Hanako was in her underwear—so she put on her coat and ran to answer. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I closed my laptop as soon as I heard a knock on my bedroom door. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Finally, Jordie worked up the courage to knock on a neighbor’s door. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At 12:10 I knock on the big green door of 21 Thirty-fourth Street. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It takes away your immunity, makes you knock on wood and count your blessings the next time you hear a siren at night. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z My stomach clenches, but there’s a knock on my door and Julie comes in, holding a dark-green tray with a pile of food. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But there’s a knock on the passenger side window, and I almost jump. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z "If you see an old man outside my room, will you knock on the wall to let me know?" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I heard a light knock on the door. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z All Atzerodt had to do was knock on his door and the moment Johnson opened it, plunge the knife into his chest or shoot him dead. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And before they could think about it anymore, there was a knock on his door, and the handle turned. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “He’s not ready, after that knock on the head. He needs rest, and plenty of it, if he’s to get well.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I walk back and forth in front of car 48 at least five times before I finally climb inside and knock on the door of stateroom 3. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Three men in dark suits knock on the door of a modest house in Dearborn, Michigan. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Both Mom and Dad tried a few times to knock on the door or whatever, but I just told them I was doing something important. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z While I was sitting there, looking everywhere but at the car in front of me, I heard a knock on my passenger side window. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z This time, we don't knock on the door. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The knock on the door, Cecile ordering us to hide in our room, and her clearing away all evidence of us were not actions of a mother. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Even then he does not feel fully alone with her, half waiting for someone to knock on the door and tell them how to go about things. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on my door, jolting me awake from my uncomfortable nap sprawl in the hideous green armchair by the window. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Three songs later, there’s a knock on my door. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z This summer I am allowed to knock on my first door alone. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z There came a soft knock on her door. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was a knock on the front door. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And just before they turned out the lights for the night, Henry would knock on their door and peep his head in. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z The morning of our eviction, a hard knock on the door woke me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z This time the knock on the door was sharp and impatient. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Inside the room, beyond the curtains, Sophie suddenly heard what was obviously a knock on the door. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door; then it opened, and Armpit’s mother leaned her head in. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z No one bothered to knock on the door; they just wandered in. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door and when Mami opened it, Francisco stood in the hall, a shy smile on his lips. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A while later a knock on the door prompts me to bolt upright, confused. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on the door and I don’t need to guess who it is. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z They had just arrived at his office when there was a knock on the half-open door. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If Ollie and I needed to, we could knock on a neighbor's door, pretending to borrow an egg, and one of them would probably let us in. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I was shaving in my room when there was a knock on the door. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Inside her own house, she stared at the clock, wondering when it would be appropriate for her to knock on Brandon’s door. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After the call with Hideo ended, the first thing I did was rush down the hall and knock on Mr. Alsole’s door. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One night he could not bear it anymore and went to knock on Clara’s bedroom door. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Early next Saturday morning, I go to her house and knock on the door. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I step out of the closet just as there’s a knock on my bedroom door. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door and Buttercup stuck her head in. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z That night there was a knock on my door. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z There was a harsh knock on his door. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on my door, and I look over from the wall I’m staring at, hoping it’s Poe stopping by to wave at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I go to the side and knock on the door the street cleaner described. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I feel a little guilty now for ignoring her soft knock on my bedroom door last night. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I knock on his door, hear his voice, adjust my face, go in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I locked myself in my room when I got home, waited for a knock on the door and for her family to be on the other side.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She had just begun washing the dishes that were stacked in the sink when there was a knock on the back door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She puts money in envelopes and sends me to churches around the city to knock on priests’ doors, hand in the envelopes with the request for Masses. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said after careful consideration, “when you knock on somebody’s door in Africa—they don’t give you candy.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Let’s go. But I knock on the door, Delphine. Not you.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Soon after I go to bed, there’s a quiet knock on my door, but I ignore it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He kept listening for the knock on the back door. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When he came upon a town, he would have known exactly whose door to knock on, who the local militia leader was, who the key players in town were. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "You knock on it and flick its skin. Hear how this one sounds hollow, but this doesn't?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he heard a loud knock on his door. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z First thing in the morning, when the sky was lightening up, I heard a sharp knock on the front door. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The knock on the door the next morning sent my heart racing. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I quietly knock on the office door before opening it. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z And she said, “If you want to talk about this you can come and see me anytime you want. You only have to knock on my door.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Donna, all I meant was—” He was spared by a knock on the door—the TV-dish repairman, waiting to be paid. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door before he could reply, and Brother Louis came in with two glasses of chocolatl on a wooden tray. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z At six-thirty, Luke reluctantly climbed down from his perch when he heard his mother’s knock on the door. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z After a minute, there’s a knock on the door, and Fina opens it to reveal Ruby. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z If the phone doesn’t ring before I get to fifty, I’m just going to go dow n there and knock on the door. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days later, there was another knock on the door. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And Mouse was the one they'd send to knock on their mom's door when they heard bedsprings. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z A knock on the schoolhouse door broke up her dark thoughts—it was unusual for anyone to come in the middle of the day. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the open door. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She was staring down at the lavishly decorated fabric, remembering her mother’s deft hands holding the bone needle, when she heard the knock on her door and then heard Jamison come in. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard a knock on the front door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But every time there was a knock on the door, we jumped. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Charlie sat in his favorite chair—his only chair—a chicken on his lap, waiting for the knock on the door. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Then she would have known which streets to avoid; or where she could scrounge some food; or, best of all, which doors to knock on and find shelter. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Helm had seen them knock on the door of “the office,” seen Herb step outside and talk to them on the lawn, and, possibly ten minutes later, watched the strangers walk away, “looking sulky.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z As I push my glass toward him, there’s a knock on the door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the dungeon door. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Now there was a knock on the door. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I knock on the door to their apartment, and a few moments later I hear Fuchsia’s voice. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z There is a knock on the door, and before we can scramble off the bed, your mom pops her head in. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And then, yesterday, I was sitting in the living room, watching some nature show about honeybees, when there was a knock on the door. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, just then, there’s a knock on the door and it’s Chicho. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And Dawes was in all likelihood a man with a normal social circle, which means that — like most of us — once he left his hometown he probably wouldn’t have known whose door to knock on. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, around nine a.m., as I sat in chemistry, there was a knock on the door, and Miss Warren, the guidance counselor, stepped into the room. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I want to rush out from under here and knock on our door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She worked hard all day, and when there was a knock on the front door in the late afternoon, her thoughts had begun to turn teawards. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z If I could just make my hand move, knock on the pod, Ben would know. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Good morning,” she said in a singsongy way after a light knock on the door. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As I packed boxes of my favorite biscuits into my suitcase for Fatima and the others, there was a knock on the door. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The boys figured they could knock on doors in town and offer their services. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z There was a knock on her door, and her dad opened it, letting in the sounds of the Flush holiday album Matthew had been making the family listen to on repeat since Thanksgiving. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Daddy is washing up the dishes when we hear a knock on the door. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Just as Malcolm finished his supper and took his pudding bowl to the sink, there was a knock on the kitchen door—the door to the garden. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Would they have to walk the unfamiliar roads and knock on strangers’ houses to beg for food? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z After an hour, there was a knock on the door. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z At that point, there came a loud knock on the front door. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Promptly at 6:49, there was a knock on Dimple’s dorm room door. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They both object, though, and a few minutes later there’s a knock on my door, the two of them, together, popping their heads in to look at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I’m also scared to knock on the wrong door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the office door. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She laughed as there was a knock on the door. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There is a soft knock on my bedroom door. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z That night, while I’m eating dinner with Mom and Malia, there’s a knock on our door. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z And there’s a knock on the front door. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Their expanded powers permitted them to knock on anyone’s door to pursue an accusation and for random inspections as well, in the name of public safety. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A knock on the bedroom door interrupted us. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I reach the top of the stairs, knock on the door there. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then there was a knock on the door. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I knock on the door to his room, but don’t get any answer. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He did not knock on Andrew Johnson’s door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z About that knock on the door, late at night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I could knock on the door and ask them if they want to play cards or something. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z A soft knock on my door told me Robin was back. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She would knock on the crooked door in the mornings. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He was about to go into the office to call Lester when there was another knock on the door. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The third time through the clip, there was a knock on the doorframe. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I open it and knock on the wood. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But I’m smart enough to knock on his bedroom door ever since a few months ago when I walked in and he was really going at it with himself. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z No one answered their knock on the bright blue door. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The hard-knuckled knock on our front door sent a chill through our household early the next morning. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She was about to say something else when there was a knock on the door. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But I just went on pressing that bell, and oh! the relief when I heard footsteps coming running down the corridor and a knock on the door. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z When he finally does leave, there’s a timid knock on the door. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z For the next few days, I jump every time there’s a knock on the door. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I asked if he could direct me to Lacks Town, where I planned to look for mailboxes with the name Lacks on them, then knock on doors asking about Henrietta. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Rydell, a loud knock on the front door just about pushed my heart right through my chest. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Another loud knock on the door, and then I hear it open. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Up in those big five-story apartment buildings and the narrow wooden houses in between people knock on each Other’s doors to see if anything is needed or can be had. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted his hand to knock on the door and noticed the doorbell. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I attempt to knock on the window, but my hand goes right through. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Wilson is a little flighty like that, which is why she sometimes pays me to go knock on her door and remind her to clean her hamster cage. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The knock on the window startled me enough that I nearly bit my tongue clean off. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They set trashcans on fire, they knock on people’s doors and run, and they turn their neighbors’ water hoses on in their backyard so it will flood. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Fear comes with the dark when you’re lying still, waiting for the knock on the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A few days later, Ann was cleaning her house when she was interrupted by a knock on her door. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the office door and Snape, now looking happier than ever, opened it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I knock on the door and open it slowly. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Mom drops me off and waits for me to knock on the door. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Then I grabbed my hat and ran upstairs to knock on Ms. Brenda's door. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Once I’m at the bottom, I knock on the exit door. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A couple of minutes later, there’d be a knock on the door and I’d straighten my shirt and let her in. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Just as she was taking down the teapot, there was a knock on the kitchen door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On Sunday there was a knock on my door. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He’ll knock on a door and they will see him and cry out. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door, and Lancelot came in— which made her quickly dry the eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And then there was a knock on the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a heavy knock on the front door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He slammed the door just as Flora raised her hand to knock on Dr. Meescham's door. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Our conversation was interrupted by a knock on the front door. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A knock on her door made her jump. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There is a knock on the frosted-glass door and the scratching pencil halts, though the ticking clock pays no heed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I scramble off the washing machine and knock on the door. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I heard the nurse knock on the door next to mine, at the far end of the hall. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I knock on the door, poke my head in. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z But when the knock on my door came, it wasn’t Dr. Doris. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She watched them knock on the ramshackle door of the cabin, saw the door open, saw Old Ben standing in the doorway. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on my door, and it flies open not even a second later as Barb busts in holding an armful of pudding cups for me to take my medication with. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on the door and an orderly walks in, wearing a surgical cap and a pair of blue latex gloves. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Just five minutes into Mrs. Hoffman’s class there was a knock on the door. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning there was a knock on our front door. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They knock on every door, asking whether any Jews live there. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Go knock on the door,” I told him. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z But then there came a loud knock on the door and the man jerked awake, raising a wand in his right hand and a short knife in his left. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Around three o’clock there was a knock on my door and Raymond came in. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Maniac thought for a minute, then announced brightly, “I’ll knock on the front door.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door and Sim’s head popped in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sheriff Sanders stands in front of me, like he knew I was standing beneath that magnolia tree across the road and was waiting for me to knock on his door. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z But before I get around to it, they’s a knock on the back door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She used the handle of the broom she’d found in the kitchen to repeat the knock on the ceiling before sending the note up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on my door, and I call out, “Come in.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I come back around to the front and knock on the door really loud. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She doesn’t knock on the wood of the bench, and she doesn’t say it with a laugh. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z One afternoon, a week later, there was a knock on the door, and a tall woman walked in. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z We knock on all kinds of doors, iron, oak, plywood. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The knock on my door shortly after Mr. Hale made his rounds on Friday after lights-out surprised me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z One day her daughter Dorothy, about seven years old at the time, went to answer a knock on their front door. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then there was a knock on the door and we froze. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear, through the screen speakers, a knock on the office door. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about that. Percy’s a nice guy, but I get the feeling he needs a knock on the head every once in a while.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to knock on their door, since the other people on the floor would hear that. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z While I thought about what I’d tell her, we heard a knock on the door. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, he had been known to walk halfway across town, knock on a door and say sweetly to a surprised parent, “I hear there’s a birthday boy in here.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A knock on the opened door grabbed his attention—he turned to see who it was. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I unlatch the gate and walk down the path and knock on the door. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z At home, we would occasionally get a knock on the door from a neighbor, and my father would step outside to talk, then drive off to bail someone out of jail. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I get up from the table and gently knock on Matant Jo’s bedroom door three times before I say her name the way she wants me to say it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I go inside to change it, and right after I finish loading the new cartridge, there’s a knock on the front door. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But every time there was a knock on his door, his heart jumped. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on my door, and then it opens without my signaling anything. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At that moment, we heard a knock on the open door. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z If I want to talk to him, I’ll have to knock on that door. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He must have known I was going to knock on his door that day, because she must have told him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would knock on my door late at night, looking haggard and wild-eyed and more rumpled than usual, mumbling, “Lemme in, old man, you gotta help me, Marion’s on the warpath....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And so, if I wasn’t in the mood for their boyish ways, I’d go downstairs and knock on the wall between our house and Safina’s. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Tell him it’s someone he did not see, I’m writing in my diary when there’s a knock on the door. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Kelly jumped up when she heard a knock on the front door. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I pull up to the structure where the ball apparently lives—in a kind of barnlike shed—and knock on the door, my heart beating fast. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But then there was a knock on my bedroom door—my mom called: “Percy, you’re going to be late”—and the shadow at the window disappeared. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on her door, and when Maxine opens it, two girls come in. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When I had nearly finished there was a knock on the door. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I hoped he was right, but then there was an urgent knock on the suite’s interior door. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Saturday morning, when there was a heavy knock knock on her bedroom door, George expected Mom. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Only one person knock on my door like that, everbody else just come on in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Sud-denly there was a knock on the window, the door was wrenched open, and a man slipped into the seat beside me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And then there was a knock on the door, and in came four guards and one hundred American prisoners of war. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I knock on two doors where there are signs in the window, but no one is willing to let me move in before I do my paperwork. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Go knock on her door, why don’t you, and ask her if she’ll give you a pack. She looks like the sort who keeps cartons in her room.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There was a knock on her door, and her dad opened it, letting in the sounds of the Flush holiday album Matthew had been making the family listen to on repeat since Thanksgiving. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He sits cross-legged on the bed, hunched over the lyrics, when he hears a knock on the door. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Just as I’m about to hit refresh yet again, there’s a knock on my door and Barb pops her head in. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I watch from the other side of the truck as she uses one knuckle to knock on the glass. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When I knock on the door, a middle-aged woman answers eagerly. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I push open my stall door and come around to knock on hers. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z There was a loud knock, knock, knock on the side of the trailer. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z There is a quick knock on the door and then Apa pokes in his head. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She was about to kiss him when there was a knock on the door. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A sharp knock on the door woke Dicey. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get into the hallway, part of me wants to knock on Mae’s door to find out if Ziggy is there. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I climb out, falling to safety below the sill as I hear the knock on the door and Dad saying my name. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The scrambled dab of powder on my nose, the hasty comb through my hair, and then the inevitable knock on the door and the entrance of the cards on a silver tray. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And then there’s a knock on the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I was trying to balance myself when I heard a knock on the door. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It's harder than it should be to knock on that door. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “That is perfect. If they knock on the door, do you think you can say it again?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I raised my hand to knock on her door, but it swung open before I could. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I knock on the door, and a girl with long black hair answers. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z After a few minutes there was a little knock on the outside of the shed and my grandma came walking in. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Some time later a knock on the door woke me up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Before he could finish there was a determined knock on the door. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I took out my phone, but a knock on the bedroom door made me jump. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z This was Jackson, about to knock on her door. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Before Sarah can follow them, there’s a knock on my door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I reach the third floor and knock on her door. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z This request had the effect on me a Gestapo knock on the door might have. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A week in, he was sitting in class when there was a knock on the door just before lunch. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Michael tries to knock on one of the tent poles, but there’s no chance he can be heard over the generator. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the stateroom doors. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Before Harry could reply, there was a soft knock on the door and Madam Pomfrey, the nurse, came bustling in. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door of their compartment and the round-faced boy Harry had passed on platform nine and three- quarters came in. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z But when I knock on his door, his mom opens and says that he’s in the shower. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Just as I am thinking this, there’s a knock on our door. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I was walking down the hallway toward the main verandah to gather fresh flowers to replace the ones in her vases when I heard a knock on the front door. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z There came a knock on the bedroom door. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I'm defensive about everyone in Ollie's supper club before I even knock on the door. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Later in the morning, there’s a knock on the door. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As she said that, there came a knock on the door. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I watch until I hear a knock on the door. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When I knock on Agent Magnus’s door, he rushes me inside and shuts the door. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door, and the receptionist stuck her head in. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Before he can think of a response, there’s a soft triple knock on the door—June. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I stand and pretend to knock on a door. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Nobody answers when I knock on Madeline’s door a few minutes later. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z When I knock on the door, nobody answers, and I resort to the superintendent again. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z If I had my phone, I’d text her so I wouldn’t have to drag Ziggy all the way back upstairs to knock on her door. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The knock on the door comes as a surprise. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Hazel woke up to her mother’s knock on the door and a gentle whisper, “You don’t have to get up. School’s canceled.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I pretend to knock on the door so that I can see what’s in the box, a bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, cheese, tomatoes and, oh, God, a jar of marmalade. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z One night there is a knock on the door and Mam sends me down to see who it is. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I knock on the de Vrieses' door, and inside I hear the clinking of china. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Just as I’m finishing my cereal, there’s a knock on the front door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She would knock on the door, and her mother would open it. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Until I heard a knock on my door. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “And what do you hope to even get out of this, huh? What happens when you get there? You just knock on some senator’s door?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He could hear them raise the screen, knock on the window, work to open it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z As he opened the second drawer enough to see that it held writing paper and sealing wax and ink there was a knock on the door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We heard a knock on the door of our room as we changed for bed. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I would get out of the car, make the long walk to his house, knock on his door, and recite everything my sister had directed me to say. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z At that moment there was a knock on the front door. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Part of my father still seemed to be in Wuchang, which must have been why he looked so sick and why he didn’t seem to hear the knock on the living-room door. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When we get to the fourth floor, we knock on the door for 4E. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “I’ll definitely knock on your door if someone messes with me.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The knock on the back door came as I was putting my bowl in the sink. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on the door and Julie pushes it open, coming in with a wheelchair to take me down to my room. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But he’s already here, holding a teacup in one hand and ready to knock on the door with his other. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You’re just going to go up to some stranger’s door and knock on it and say, ‘Hi, Mom’?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She was ready when she heard the knock on the front door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Monday morning, I knock on my mom’s bedroom door. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At that moment there was a knock on the door, and Sam came in. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Half an hour later there was a knock on the door. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “In Havana, if I needed a cup of sugar, all I had to do was knock on your door.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And just when I’ve drained my cold tea and laid out my nightgown, there’s a knock on the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on the break room door, even though it’s open. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I run up the stairs to the eighth floor and knock on 806. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I take Ziggy down to Carlos’s apartment and knock on the door. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I knock on the door and wait for her to tell me to come in. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He was about to knock on the door when he heard voices inside. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Since the furniture was stored between us and the cabin, we couldn’t knock on the wall to get Mom’s and Dad’s attention. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, late in the evening, Mom would knock on my door. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Right when I took a sip, there was a knock on my door. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And here he was, alone with his chickens, waiting for a knock on the door, thinking that you can’t protect the ones you love, you have to hope they’re smart enough to save themselves. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z After a few more unanswered texts, I decide I’ll just go knock on her door like I used to back when we were younger. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The circus arrives near London for the first visit in some time, and the afternoon before it opens there is a knock on the door of Marco’s flat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I hear her car door slam shut, and then there is an aggressive knock on my window. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z This time the knock on the door was most impertinently loud. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘God knows I been realizing all along he’s a heel. I just hope he won’t ever knock on that door again.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Nix that, I thought, and was about to knock on the third door, when suddenly it opened and there stood a middle-aged lady in a golfing skirt. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on my door, and I look up to see my dad walk in. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Kids dress up and knock on doors, and you give them candy. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Every day I waited for a knock on the door, a phone call, a look of fear across Jawad Sahib's face. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door, and it was Jean, her hair curlier than usual from the dampness that remained after the rain. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She used the handle of the broom she’d found in the kitchen to repeat the knock on the ceiling before sending the note up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the wall, and then Mark appeared in the doorway. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “God has opened a door we didn’t even knock on.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Okay, I get it. I saw you knock on her door. So what’s your plan now?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I’m not going to visit him, I’m not going to turn up at his house and knock on the door. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z One week from today I’ll knock on this door and I want to find nobody at home, everybody out never to return. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I knock on the window, and he slowly rolls it down. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It’s no knock on Bouabré, nor on this show’s curators, to say I await a MoMA retrospective for African artists like these. The African Artist-Writer Who Mapped New Worlds 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z That’s no knock on the films; it’s inseparable from their enduring artistic power. Ingmar Bergman and the Risk of Ridicule 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z But then came a knock on her front window, and the sight of Dr. Ganjawalla, bouquet in hand, simply overwhelmed her. Marking a Missed Wedding Date With a Bouquet 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z In “Visitor,” your story in this week’s issue, a young man gets a knock on his door a month after his father’s funeral. Bryan Washington on Writing Stories That Don’t Make You Feel Worse 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z “Every Friday, I knock on the door, and before I’ve even finished knocking, she goes: ‘DADDY.’ 'I wanted sex on my terms, and it was': readers on the joy of losing your virginity in your 30s 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z When other desperate survivors knock on the door, one rails at the dangers of letting them in — even refusing to give access to another vulnerable person. Why "Bird Box" is smashing Netflix records: We're so close to apocalypse ourselves 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z I think we may have been about to move closer when there was a hearty, ridiculously loud knock on the door. Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan - extract 2012-08-10T21:55:10Z That's what's happened in Holmes' case -- three anonymous complaints, possibly brought by the same person, led officials to knock on her door this week. Officials threaten to destroy a Little Free Library in Texas 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z I hear a knock on the bathroom wall, climb up on the sink, and put my mouth to the tube. The sex that helped us survive: Love and defiance in an Iranian prison 2014-03-19T23:00:00Z He orders Jimmy to knock on the door and gun down Gus when he answers, then take a photo to bring back as evidence. "Better Call Saul" goes deeper into the grey as it accelerates toward the end 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z They’re the first ones to knock on his door and ask for help. Motherlode Blog: Parents: Hands Off the Homework 2012-05-11T00:51:01Z Sure enough, suffering arrives with a sudden knock on the door. Theater Review: ‘Soul Doctor,’ a Musical About Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach 2013-08-16T02:00:40Z Sometimes intellectual tourists are so bold as to knock on doors. Thomas Mann Lived Here 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Schaub describes herself as “the intellectual,” preferring to dig through records and hunt for documents, while Hoskins, she says, is “the bulldog,” willing to knock on doors and ask tough questions. Review | If serials are the new way to solve mysteries, maybe ‘The Keepers’ can help close the case of Sister Cathy 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z “I’m going to go knock on their door and tell them to stop,” he said this week. Moronic irrigation: LA’s new turf war against its sprinkler-happy celebrities 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z I keep coming back to knock on that front door. My Hero, Emily Dickinson, Outlaw of Amherst 2010-05-13T14:38:00Z But any minute now, I expected them to knock on the door and save me. Rescue me from my life, Marie Osmond 2011-04-18T18:30:00Z These days I go to see friends and because, knock on wood, B & H is still around. The East Village, Home of Punks and Poets: Here’s a Tour 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z They’re all roles I never thought someone would knock on my door for. Ryan Reynolds on Self/less, Parenthood, and Why He's Trying Comic-Book Movies Again 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z “Everyone always told me when you’re dating in New York you need to get out there because nobody is going to knock on your door,’’ Ms. Huntley said. Love Knocked on Her Door (With a Christmas Tree) 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z “He did knock on the door and buy everything — ketchup included — and doesn’t know what’s in there. So it was a real chance for us to help him,” says Bemko. ‘Antique Roadshow’ flips the script with celebrity editions 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z According to Ferrell, the drama ended at 11pm when, “There was a knock on my trailer door and they said ‘You can go home’. How to spot a bad film without even seeing it 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Paul: Yeah, and I also have Gale's door that I knock on before I kill him. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Vince Gilligan do a 'Breaking Bad' autopsy 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z At his house, a knock on the front door turned out to be from Pat Monahan of the band Train, who'd arrived to record an episode of his podcast with Springfield. Rick Springfield can rock a sci-fi novel too 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z That’s not a knock on Chicago theatergoers, most of whom sat in respectful silence while various sexual acts were graphically simulated onstage, and cordially applauded at the play’s conclusion. Theater Review: Calixto Bieito Adapts ?Camino Real? at Goodman Theater 2012-04-06T22:42:23Z It is possible for someone with bad intent to don these clothing items, knock on your door and possibly gain entry to your home. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Look for a badge 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Moments later, Reginald heads over to Lady Susan’s room and raises his hand to knock on her door with decisively imperious authority. Whit Stillman’s “Love & Friendship”: Subverting the Social Order with Style 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The knock on Chinese museums is that they look impressive on the outside, but the art isn’t worth the price of admission. 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Call me unneighborly, but I dislike it when strangers knock on my door, regardless of their height. I Thought This Was an All-Inclusive Resort 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Outside, a plaque and stone marker declared the home to be Webster’s birthplace, and in the 1950s the curious would stop and knock on the door. In the footsteps of Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Noah Webster 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z As we prepare to wrap up, there's a knock on the door, and Pike rushes to see who it is. Rosamund Pike: 'I seek adventure all the time' 2011-01-20T22:59:01Z My guide and I had roused him from his siesta by clapping our hands repeatedly — the Paraguayan equivalent of a knock on the door. Frugal Traveler Blog: Opening Up Paraguay’s Landlocked Guairá Region 2013-04-30T17:10:13Z Would it be O.K. to knock on the door and ask about the painting? I Thought This Was an All-Inclusive Resort 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z That’s no knock on the film but, rather, a reason to do some listening apart from it. A Documentary About the Life and Tragic Death of the Great Jazz Trumpeter Lee Morgan 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z As the women share a parting hug, Ms. Somers says, “Come and knock on my door again.” ArtsBeat: Watchlist: A 'Three's Company' Reunion on Suzanne Somers's New Online Show 2012-02-02T20:02:06Z “I don’t know if I knock on the door whether I’ll get to see the president,” he said. The Carpetbagger: What the Writer Had to Edit From ‘12 Years a Slave’ 2014-01-16T23:00:12Z Could they at least stop using a key card to knock on the door? Perspective | Travelers have plenty of reservations about hotels 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Then one day, an afternoon, there was a knock on the front door. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: The First Time I Recognized My Selfishness 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z A: Well, usually I don’t have that problem — I’m going to knock on wood now. Carol Burnett talks showbiz’s evolution, gut instinct and what TV shows she’d binge on 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Our tentative knock on an unmarked door is met with a nod and a smile. An ambitious new New York restaurant proves Korean fine dining is ready for its close-up 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Their signature bit here is not a knock on the head or grappling with gravity while pushing a piano, but a delicate dance, one that leaves the crowds roaring in laughter. ‘Stan & Ollie’ Review: Laurel and Hardy, a Double Act as Romance 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z That's no knock on the novel's intentions, which are as fine as they come. Rafael Ygelesias' 'Wisdom of Perversity' works its way under the skin 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The hip-hop star, known as the world’s “Biggest Boss,” told Rolling Stone that he said the knock on Trump in the song ““Free Enterprise” was meant more as a “lyrical assassination.” I hear he’s “cool as f*uck”: After “threatening” Trump in song, Rick Ross has shocking change of tune 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Alyokhina protested that she had not heard the guard's knock on her door, and officials have since prevented her from airing grievances with the camp's disciplinary committee. Pussy Riot member denied appeal 2013-01-17T11:47:14Z And to pursue them she assumed the guise of a Nobody: invisible, independent, self-nurturing, ignoring the knock on the door. ‘I’m Nobody’? Not a Chance, Emily Dickinson 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Drinkers thirsting for some old-time Americana should knock on the unmarked door of The Union, which was opened last year by another English bartender, Paul Muldowney. Journeys: High-End Cocktails in Copenhagen 2010-06-30T19:17:00Z “We’re hungry for diversity. We want the candidates to come and knock on the door, but we have to also show them that the door is open for them,” said Damon Whiteside, CEO of ACM. Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z "I feel like we have some weight to knock on some doors." Student Academy Award winners experience Hollywood 2010-06-14T12:12:00Z Every summer for the next three years, I was bursting to knock on strangers’ doors—clipboard in hand, withering under the hot sun or the chilling rain, didn’t matter—for five hours a day. The Long Road to Angela Davis’s Library 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z In response, Mabel bent down to knock on the boardwalk wood for good luck. The star of 'Matilda'? It's a constellation made of three vivacious young actresses 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z “They are reaching the people who knock on the doors.” How Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, got Donald Trump’s ear 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Successful people do not wait around for things to happen or for someone to come around "and knock on their door." Don McLean of 'American Pie' fame tells Fox News Digital, 'I did the right thing with my life' 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z I went to knock on her door last week, then hesitated. Even old age can’t dent my mum’s sexual appetite 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z No knock on, no shade on, none of that. As hip-hop turns 50, Chuck D praises its power as "a worldwide cultural experience and religion" 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Strategists there used technology that pointed to specific individuals for a knock on the door, a call on the phone or an ad on their social networks. Next up: TV ads aimed specifically at you 2014-02-19T00:25:12Z “There was a knock on the door,” she testified, telling jurors she had already changed into a white nightgown, a family heirloom from Italy she had cherished. Is Harvey Weinstein a rapist? As trial concludes, jury will be faced with a complicated case and a heavy task. 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Fredric Brown gained immortality with “Knock,” the most famous science fiction short-short of all time: “The last man on earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.” A summer book list like no other 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z They knock on the door and say need any meat? A Christmas Conversation with John Waters 2013-12-10T14:00:36Z When he talked to strangers it was because he needed directions, sometimes darting into traffic to knock on a car window. Joe Sestak still wants to be senator — so he walked solo across Pennsylvania. 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z But how does an actor knock on the door when there is no door anymore? Get Out of My Light, Honey. I’m Auditioning Here. 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z It’s a knock on the door late at night. Review | Rumaan Alam’s ‘Leave the World Behind’ is a brilliant, suspenseful examination of race and class 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z There’s a knock on the door, but it’s not Neil Lane. RECAP: The Bachelorette Watch: Andi Makes Her Choice 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z She uses OnX, a hunting app that identifies property boundaries and landowner names, to try to locate the owners of vacant houses, or sometimes she’ll simply knock on the door of a neighbor. The Abandoned Houses of Instagram 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z “He’s strong, he’s resilient, he gets up and he keeps going,” his wife, Jill, told a group of supporters in Peterborough before she headed out to knock on some doors herself. After a ‘gut punch’ in Iowa, a surreal feeling surrounds Biden’s campaign 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z He is told to descend to the basement and knock on the door of room 107. Illustrating Murakami 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z She begins making herself at home when suddenly there’s a knock on the door. 'The Walking Dead' Recap: Carol and Morgan Find Refuge 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z We see them pray side by side and knock on Finns’ doors, but before the camera, the companions default to reticence. ‘The Mission’ Review: A Substantial Service Undertaking 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Subscribers knock on the door daily to introduce themselves. Garden & Gun Magazine Survives in an Ailing Industry 2012-09-02T22:30:34Z We all live life every day, and, knock on wood, I’ve never been shot. The writers of FX's Atlanta: 'We’re not interested in being Sesame Street' 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z A knock on the door: "Hi, I have a men's shoe opportunity for you – Darren Aronofsky needs a shoe," says a young woman. Oscars 2011: My week with the stars 2011-03-01T07:59:00Z The initial knock on “Friends from College” was that its characters were unlikable. The Toothless Satire of “I’m Sorry” and “Friends from College” 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z The other knock on Joker has been that it is Todd Phillips doing Scorsese karaoke, that it is a facsimile of other, better films. Joker was criticised for ripping off old classics. So why does 1917 get a pass? 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z You have barely registered the basic look of the space when there is a knock on the door and it opens, daylight rushes in and you’re on your way to the next one. Perspective | I went to Kusama and all I got was this lousy selfie 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Baratte also discovers, after a literal knock on the head, that his ideas and ideals aren’t of much use to him. Books of The Times: ‘Pure,’ a New Novel by Andrew Miller 2012-07-03T21:48:27Z A knock on the door, and I open it.” Review | Jo Ann Beard, best known for her New Yorker essay about a shooting, returns with a beautiful new collection 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z It just means it's time to knock on another door. I don’t know how to be Catholic any more 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z At the sound of her voice — “We need to get out every vote. We need to knock on every door” — they looked at one another and jumped to their feet. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z I haven’t run into it when I canvass and knock on people’s doors. Jane Fonda Is Paying Close Attention 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Suddenly there is a knock on the door. Foo Fighters Introduce Josh Freese as Their New Drummer 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z This isn't a knock on Dan Brown, or at least this isn't his greatest fault. I think Dan Brown turned my parents into QAnoners 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z Friday night, at least a few vampires and Frankenstein monsters will knock on our doors even as old Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi films play once more in darkened family rooms. Review: ‘The Poet and the Vampyre: The Curse of Byron,’ by Andrew McConnell Stott Is it the reason for the knock on Darlene’s door and her anxious glance at the person or persons on the other side? ‘Mr. Robot’ Season 2, Episode 9: A Bad Dream 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z She’ll knock on people’s doors because other people in our building have dogs. Hasan Minhaj’s Week: From ‘The Lion King’ to a Trim With Jay-Z 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z De Luca pulls a stands-to-reason face, as if it's common knowledge that Gilmour spends his days pottering around his boat, guitar in hand, waiting for someone to knock on the door and request his services. Vito de Luca of nu-disco hitmakers Aeroplane on becoming a one-man band 2010-07-29T21:30:00Z We were alone in a private dining room, and there was suddenly a hesitant knock on the door. 50 Cent, Renaissance Man 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z To varying degrees, they have read their dad’s “Confessions,” but they didn’t need to: for years, after writing all morning, Kronman would knock on their bedroom doors, waking them with newly minted paragraphs. The Sage of Yale Law 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Sometimes the best strategy is simply to knock on the walk-in freezer. Paris Might Be the Best City for Italian Food (Outside Italy) 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Her mood quickly changed when, a minute later, she heard a knock on the bathroom door and opened it to find a handsome stranger, equipped with a handful of Band-Aids and paper towels. On Love: Amanda Ballute and Ben Ostrander There are no roses, only a candle whose flame burns steadily until there's a knock on the door, and dances, momentarily, when Jimmy opens it to find Howard, who he invites in. Who is the one who knocks? On the "Better Call Saul" midseason finale two devils drop by 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z “Turn right onto it and knock on the door of number 6. Hello!” Ali Smith on Her New Book, ‘How to be both’ 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z I always knew that Baltimore was famous for its high crime rate, but I never expected those statistics to knock on my door and kick me out of my home. Trauma ran away with my childhood: Losing my father to violence forced me to grow up fast 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z No, better yet, Jackson would knock on the guy’s door and retrieve the purse himself. My drinking years: ‘Everyone has blackouts, don’t they?’ 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z In chronological order, these were my favorite performances in a year of slow but steady rebuilding, which is ending — knock on wood — with something approaching normalcy for live music. Best Classical Music Performances of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z I was about to ask more — it was unclear how a low-paid teacher in Shaoyang had arranged this — but was interrupted by a knock on the door. Teaching the People’s Republic 2012-09-03T13:00:00Z The Sea starts with waves of guitars, euphoric noises that twitch and flicker through your ears and drums that sporadically knock on the door in rage. Money – New Band Up North #25 2013-05-06T16:00:00Z It is always flattering to have someone of the stature of Julianne Moore knock on a designer’s door in search of a fancy dress. Why the red carpet is bad for fashion 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z In fact, it was a knock on the door by one celebrity fan, David Beckham, that resulted in a partnership for an official range of Peaky Blinders-inspired clothing. Peaky Blinders fever: from David Beckham-backed clothing to a two-day festival 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z On 10 July 2010 there was a knock on the door of my cell and the prison director told me I had a call from Cardinal Ortega. Free at last... and they all owe?their lives to Amnesty 2011-04-02T23:11:34Z “You don’t want to just knock on their door, say hello and then never see them again.” After cancellation fears, Northwest Folklife Festival organizers optimistic about future 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z We want to be small, and to be in Oxford, we want people to knock on our door. Branford Boase award won by A Boy and a Bear in a Boat 2013-07-12T14:20:49Z "You knock on each hive and say, 'The mistress is dead, but don't you go.'" Who will care for the corgis? 7 things to know now that the queen is dead 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z It's not every day that I get a naked girl answering the door I knock on. James Patterson: a life in writing 2013-05-11T08:02:02Z She had gone to Pennsylvania a few days earlier to knock on doors to get people to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. I marched with my daughter and got arrested — and I’m proud 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z But then there is a knock on the door. Of Blood and Fire by Jahanara Imam, translated by Mustafizur Rahman – review 2013-03-01T18:19:01Z The knock on Mr. Obama was that he was dry and aloof. Obama Understood the Power of Art. And He Wanted You to Get It, Too. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z The managers of the “Idol” machine still knock on wood or whatever hard surface is available when asked whether the show has another 10 seasons ahead of it. Audience Up, ?Idol? Defies TV Gravity 2011-04-20T21:17:49Z The intrusions on those stillnesses — the sound of a car engine, a knock on the door — keep Barbara wary and vigilant. ‘Barbara’: a doctor’s quiet, fascinating battle of wills in Germany 2012-12-20T21:54:47Z While likely a self-deprecating strike on his own skills managing a smaller shutter and not a knock on either Apple or Android, recent history shows he may fill his Instagram gallery full of iPhone photos. Turning Politics to Art: WH Photog Launches Instagram Account 2013-07-26T16:43:58Z I was expecting to knock on the door and this big fat old woman would open it, would be my birth mother, and she would open her arms. In Hamptons, Ammon Twins Put Horror in Perspective 2012-11-14T22:17:45Z And it's time to knock on the head the idea that the hall is exclusive. Music matters: 10 years at Wigmore Hall 2011-01-06T22:59:01Z The knock on Chinese museums is that they look impressive on the outside, but the art isn’t worth the price of admission. 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z By no means is this a knock on the quality of Esmail’s writing and directing in these last chapters or Malek’s work in it. Unhinged melody: "Mr. Robot" puts a grim holiday bow on its endgame 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Economic recovery may be in the air, but doesn’t often knock on the doors of East Dillon. On ?Friday Night Lights? the Other Side of the Tracks 2010-04-24T20:10:00Z "Our No. 1 goal once it starts is, 'No one gets hurt,' and — knock on wood — so far it's great," Manning said. 25,000 attend Capitol Hill Block Party 2011-07-25T02:15:25Z Long gone are cubicle walls that, at the very least, required a polite knock on the padded Formica. Now Playing in Your Headphones: Nothing 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The knock on Mr. Deitch was that he had gone Hollywood. Jeffrey Deitch Faces Critics at MOCA 2012-10-19T23:10:54Z Then came the most famous knock on a door in all of opera, as Mimì, the fragile, doomed seamstress, arrived to ask the poet Rodolfo to light her candle. 24 Years Later, Roberto Alagna Steps Back Into ‘Bohème’ at the Met 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z The knock on London used to be that its designers, while creative, were unprepared to sell, or, as Paul Smith noted, “Most people thought that VAT meant vodka and tonic.” At Men’s Fashion Week in London, a Changing of the Guard. 2012-06-20T20:43:03Z After learning of the stunt’s initial flop, Maslak decided to knock on the girl’s door herself – and bring her one of the doughnuts. Teen asks wrong girl to prom in now-viral video: 'Johnny, you picked the wrong house' 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Just knock on their door if you can’t wait to bump into them in the hall. As if Thanksgiving Weren’t Stressful Enough This Year 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Most occupiers I know aren’t interesting in learning how to raise money, knock on doors, or run campaigns. Student activism, reborn 2012-05-21T12:54:00Z The one knock on Swan is that he isn’t Washington’s deepest reporter or finest writer; his stories sometimes read like news flashes or blurbs, shorn of context, depth or larger connections. A fast-rising journalist hits a speed bump with his latest scoop about Trump 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Before they leave to knock on doors, they tell their stories. In Las Vegas, nervous Democrats have no poker face 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z And God, a week later there was a knock on the door: ‘FBI!’ John Grisham thinks we’re too hard on guys who look at underage porn 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z They would knock on the door and say, “Can Joe come out and play?” 'All the hood rats would jam with us': Grandmaster Flash, AJ Tracey and other artists on the generation gap 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried," "would knock on the doors of his neighbors to make friends. Cameron Crowe revisits "Say Anything" 2011-08-31T20:32:00Z In her dressing room after the show, she heard a knock on the door. The true story behind the Midge Maisel-Sophie Lennon rivalry 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z So I run down the street and knock on the window of her S.U.V. and say, “You didn’t pay.” Beige Never Looked So Bright 2011-05-04T21:08:46Z Rachel's parents became Jehovah's Witnesses after a knock on their door in 1974. What is it like to live with parents very different from you? 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z There was a knock on the door and another rabbi – this time dressed in a jester's hat – swept into the room, accompanied by a gaggle of children sporting brightly coloured Afro wigs. My month of being Jewish 2010-04-08T07:00:00Z Daft Punk: ‘You do regularly want to knock on their helmets and inquire after their wellbeing.’ Daft Punk: Random Access Memories – review 2013-05-18T23:05:24Z “Definitely a very tough task, but I think it’s very doable, knock on wood,” Sityodtong said of his extraordinary expansion plans. One Championship plans 80 shows, big roster expansion in ’20 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z At first he would come in hot, as the kids say, eager to knock on doors and proselytize. ‘Wrestlers’ Is Greg Whiteley’s Latest Underdog Tale 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Who, precisely, was going to knock on her door? The Fairy Jobmother; Don't Stop Believing; The Cove 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z Near the end, as Mr. Herren is honored at his old high school gym, his brother and greatest champion, Mike, leans over to tap the bleachers and mutters, “Yeah, knock on wood, right?” Television Review: ?Unguarded,? Documentary About Chris Herren, on ESPN ? Review 2011-10-31T21:40:27Z She answers a knock on her door and finds "Mrs Veal, her old friend, who was in a riding-habit". Ten of the best trips to Canterbury 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z “I’ve been very fortunate, but maybe it takes a bit of brass to knock on Edmund Hillary’s door.” Meet the National Parks’ ‘Ranger of the Lost Art’ 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The third time you knock on a mother’s door and ask how she feels that her teenage daughter was killed, you think, “How am I making anything better?” Tom Ford, Ben Mankiewicz and a Fashion-Film Vortex 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z He’d wake up in the morning and want to go straight back to sleep or hide under a table when there was a knock on his front door. Paddy Considine: ‘I was always portrayed as angry, but I was just ill’ 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z That’s not a knock on the winsome neighborhood eatery, where bread gets its own course and lamb ribs are eaten with one’s hands. What Michelin gets wrong about D.C.’s dining scene — starting with Rasika 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Therapists, who are trained in dance, poetry and visual arts, knock on doors to find receptive patients. Where do your NEA dollars really go? What we learned on an Indiana road trip. 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z This time, he did not give himself up but went to live at his mother’s house in Camden, north London, waiting for “the knock on the door”. 'You start getting bitter': what I learned from 43 years in prison 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z And just because you weren’t the right candidate for the full-time job is no knock on you or the company. Social Q’s: Social Q’s - Don’t Ask for a Gift Back 2012-09-21T01:22:37Z This seems to be the downside for wannabe dolls: Few men are actually willing to knock on their doors. 2010-02-08T20:50:00Z And then you become, as an actor — and this is not a knock on anyone, it’s just a natural thing — you become a caricature of yourself. Steven Bochco and Others on Creating ‘Hill Street Blues’ 2014-05-01T17:39:39Z When they’re locked, you simply knock on the door of one of the old women living next door, who keep the keys for visitors like you. Discovering the Ruins of Italy’s Ionian Coast 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z On the road one day, he directed me to a trailer in Obion County, Tenn. He told me to knock on the door to see if his friend Bubba was there. Valerie June: The First Time I Lost a Parent 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z They spend all year being told not to speak to strangers, then suddenly they are taken around the neighbourhood and told to knock on random doors and accept gifts from, well, mostly strangers. Halloween myths and urban legends that just won't die 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Her illness prompted me to tell him he needed to stop his endless freeloading off our parents, that mom couldn’t take the stress of having drug dealers knock on her door demanding money. My parents are killing my crackhead brother 2012-09-03T17:00:00Z Often I would go and knock on a door and talk to someone about their spouse who had died. Why Patrick Stewart Loves Twitter 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z “Even myself, first thing in the morning on a shoot, I knock on the door: ‘Can I get you some breakfast? The Samuel L. Jackson Method 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Also, one of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson saying: “When you walk up to the opportunity door, don’t knock on it. Kick that b---- in, smile and introduce yourself.” The secret life of delegates: The convention may get ugly — but it’s still a party 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z While collecting a piece from a conference room, he heard a knock on the window. ‘Just like Korea is the forgotten war, the Pentagon is the forgotten 9/11’ 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z “I don’t want to forget those years of being a curatorial fellow who wasn’t given the time of day — the doors you have to knock on to make space and advocate for yourself.” How the Whitney’s Top Latino Curator Is Shaking Up the Art World 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z At one point she heard a knock on the exit door to the side of the stage and answered it; it was the saxophonist Tony Malaby, wandering around between gigs. The Winter Jazzfest Marathon Unfolds 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Hooper keeps the camera trained on the empty digital page as we hear Richard knock on Calliope's door and say her name . . . before the scene cuts to black and silence. "The Sandman" retrofits an old story into a cautionary fable about opportunistic "male feminists" 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Trbovich was in the cool of her dining room when she heard the knock on the door. Death row teens: He’d committed a vicious murder at 16, but was he really incapable of change? 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z As we sat there digesting the experience there was a knock on the door. The night Bob Dylan abandoned me at a petrol station 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z When the dreadful knock on the door comes, they are stunned. Tom Stoppard Finally Looks Into His Shadow 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Every half-understood letter is a threat, every knock on the door signals danger, every offer of help seems like a trick. Some Other Mother – review 2013-06-11T18:26:49Z A few years later there’s a knock on my locked classroom door in the middle of Period 1. Teaching ate me alive 2012-09-15T19:00:00Z It's a really great experience thus far—knock on wood. Patti LuPone on the Verge of Another Opening 2010-10-05T10:30:00Z A little knock on the nose certainly wasn't going to scuttle them. Van Halen plays on Hollywood Blvd., David Lee Roth sustains nose wound 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z “Yes, thank you,” Melania said, and waited for Tiffany to knock on her door. ‘The Arrangements’: A Work of Fiction 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z A pair of men bearing terrible news can’t bring themselves to knock on the affected family’s door. The Kennedy Center sets an inviting table for ‘The Gabriels’ 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z This is not a knock against them but a knock on your forehead. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A commitment-shy 30-year-old fears not living up to his parents’ example 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Next time, knock on the dressing-room door and ask for the correct spelling of her name. Social Q?s: The Case of the Back-Seat Bag 2010-04-29T20:14:00Z Paul says: "Well I think that it's…" and then there's a knock on the door. "In Treatment" recap: Have Sunil's sessions come to an end? 2010-11-30T13:30:00Z You see terror in Marie’s eyes when that first knock on the door comes. | 'This Wide Night': Edie Falco and Alison Pill as Reunited Ex-Cons 2010-05-17T02:15:00Z Mr. Hridoy heard a knock on his front door: it was his neighbor, who was also his boss, reminding him to report for work. Why Won’t We Learn from the Survivors of the Rana Plaza Disaster? 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z A few hours later, a knock on the door: The flowers. Still talking, with Carol Burnett 2014-04-23T21:16:30Z When you knock on the door of Brandi Carlile’s house in South King County, you quickly realize you are not in Seattle anymore. Brandi Carlile, with a new album and Seattle concerts on the way, is reaching new heights 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Before receiving those two tidbits, Cole answers a knock on his door from Albert and has a dazed vision of Laura Palmer. ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 10: Candy-Colored 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z A handful of eager supporters were going to branch out and canvass, or knock on doors. In Buffalo, a democratic socialist vies for mayor in a race she thought she’d already won 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Here’s how it works: You knock on the door marked “Israeli Olympic Team.” ?Battleship?: Dumbest military spectacle ever? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z I knock on my neighbor Becky Porter’s door, and in her kitchen she’s surrounded by a halo of light from a laptop. When I learned to hunt 2013-01-06T01:00:00Z Or for those who are preparing to knock on the register office door again. How to stay married. (Don't get divorced) 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z While the two women were in the green-tile bathroom, “there was a knock on the door,” Roberts continued, “and we were handed two drinks of equal amounts.” Horrors at Duke University: Sex, privilege, athletics and race 2014-04-08T23:00:00Z I’m badly tempted to knock on the door and ask the owner to open the now-shuttered jalousie walls and otherwise let us snoop around. Long regarded as an architecture lovers shrine, Sarasota, Fla., attracts fresh fans 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z One way to do that is to send every single one with one-cent postage due, so the mailman has to knock on every single door. A Christmas Conversation with John Waters 2013-12-10T14:00:36Z A half-hour into an emotionally delicate interview, there was a soft knock on the front door: Ms. Gancher, bringing over some eggs in the shell. A Childhood Eden Seared by Violence. Set to Music? 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z I want to knock on wood and say: I think we’re out of the woods, I do. The public voice of George Lucas' museum talks diversity, access and how this museum aims to be different 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z In the case of O, Miami — the poetry festival — you didn’t wait for those new voices to knock on your door. He Brought an Artistic Flair to the Knight Foundation’s Philanthropy 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Don’t knock on any door without a lit pumpkin outside it: this is just a normal stranger’s house, and if they answer, you’re not even allowed to talk to them, remember? A complete guide to trick or treating – without upsetting any children or neighbours 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z At the end of the show’s two and a quarter hours, Nilsen remains as opaque as he is when the police first knock on his door. ‘Des’ Review: Depravity, Brought to You by David Tennant 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z There will never be a time, knock on wood, that things get so bad that she’s not putting work into the world. Lena Dunham Thinks Even Conservatives Need to Read Her Newsletter 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Those moments when there is a knock on the door and the police or intelligence services take a family member away. Review: ‘The Morning They Came for Us’ Reports on the Hell of Syria 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z What is someone going to knock on my door and offer me: the ability to make another film? Abel Ferrara: 'I made Scarface look like Mary Poppins' 2010-08-05T20:29:00Z When I was four I’d get up really early in the morning as a kid and knock on the neighbour’s door and say, “My mommy’s still sleeping, do you have any cereal?” Jon Bon Jovi: 'there’s no chance I’d put on a pair of ripped jeans now' 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Denzel Washington, “Fences”—The knock on “Fences” is that it’s stagey. Oscar Spotlight: The Actors 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z This film follows the group as they knock on doors, lead protests and implore politicians to prioritize family reunification for Dreamers, or immigrants who grew up in the country without legal status. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Letdown’ and ‘Indivisible’ 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z “Are you going to let fat knock on your door?” Carl Hall Is the King of Spin 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The group, friendly and usually bearded, says their workspace is by appointment only, but most of the time, a knock on the door will do. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in San Francisco 2011-05-12T19:04:19Z Just find a building marked with that sign, knock on the door and secure a room. 7 Things To Know Before You Visit Cuba 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z According to Bruner, the Warren staffers are likely to be in bed early so they can knock on doors the next morning. Inside the messy, awkward, occasionally successful dating scene on the campaign trail 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Growing up, Danny would knock on the door to his father’s studio after school. A Flood, a Boxcutter and a Son’s Pursuit to Keep His Father’s Legacy 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z You have to learn because the shrimp are not going to come to your house and knock on your door.” Did slaves catch your seafood? 2012-05-21T14:26:00Z When you’re at any critical point in a project it’s easy to knock on three people’s doors and get three points of view. Mapping Oliver Jeffers’s World 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Two hours after I realized my clutch was gone, back at my house in Brookland, I heard a knock on the door. Perspective | I left my wallet on a bus in D.C. Here’s how I got it back. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z I would literally knock on doors and be sweating. Bernie Sanders says he has no idea how his campaign got young people so engaged 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Man 2 "Don't they just knock on the door, or phone the desk?" Michael Holden's All ears 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z Before timekeepers were so widely available, clockless factory workers paid “knocker-uppers” a penny a month to knock on their windows in the morning. The weird histories of four common household items 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z They would knock on random dorm room doors and ask for an imaginary person with a made-up name. From “phreaks” to Apple: Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak’s “eureka!” moment 2013-02-16T14:00:00Z Altogether it means that I’ve at last begun — knock on wood — to believe I’m going to finish the journey. Life Is a Wheel: A Cyclist in North Dakota, Tougher and Smarter About Limits 2011-09-02T17:55:00Z I mean, I've had all these great successes, knock on wood, and now I'm enjoying it. From "Black-ish" to "I Love That For You," Jenifer Lewis keeps going: "I'm one of the lucky ones" 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z But — and this is no knock on Charlie Hebdo, whose speech rights I support and whose courage I admire — you have to wonder how long and deep this commitment to liberty of expression really is. The war on laughter: What the Charlie Hebdo attacks reveal about our thorny relationship with satire 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z I'd put on make-up every day of the year because I thought, 'Well, you never know who's going to knock on the door.' Me, myself and I 2011-01-15T00:04:05Z I don’t know who “they” are; they knock on the door and leave. A Choreographer in Quarantine (the Kind With a Guard in the Hall) 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The gate was open, so I blithely strolled into the estate intending to knock on the door. Lake Geneva as Shelley and Byron Knew It 2011-05-27T19:00:27Z I knock on the walls and am almost surprised they sound hollow. On the set of 127 Hours, the first big film of 2011 2011-01-01T00:04:00Z “When I knock on doors, I’m doing what this play does to an audience,” he said. Cut, Baste, Stitch, Sing! 2011-06-21T21:44:31Z I silently promised to never tell anyone what I just did — ahem — and returned to my hotel room to knock on the door again. Never tell anyone what I just did 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z My sister Nicky and I craved sugar and would knock on the doors of our neighbours hoping their Tupperware containers were full of baking. How hard is it to be a chef and a mother with young children? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z "I went upstairs to greet Meryl Streep and welcome her to the show, and I knock on the door … and she was not in there," he said. Letterman banned Harmony Korine from his show in the 90s for trying to steal from Meryl Streep 2013-03-27T12:10:42Z So when I knock on her door that sunny fall day, all she knows is what I disclosed in my initial email: That I’m interested in channeling my dead sister somehow during our session. A Turkish coffee reader predicted my pregnancy (and Andy Cohen’s skin cancer) 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z I felt hassled by the unexpected knock on my window, which was necessary to get my attention because my apartment lacked a doorbell. He Delivered for Me 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Tweet this Elizabeth Day The Observer, Sunday 28 March 2010 larger | smaller One morning last summer, Anne Geraghty was woken by a knock on the door. The strange life of Tim Guest 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z Andrew first got a sense of his dark side in 2014, when one day he heard a knock on the door. ‘I thought, OK, he goes for drunk guys’: friends and flatmates on the Reynhard Sinaga they knew 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z You can envision the recurring gag: When cast members Key and Benanti knock on the door, a studio audience breaks out into knowing giggles. Review | What’s Steve Martin up to with ‘Meteor Shower’? Your guess is as good as mine. 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z I find that the best ideas well up from the subconscious and knock on my “conscious” door. 'Don’t be afraid to make mistakes': 11 ways to be more creative 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z No doors are closed if you ever want to knock on them. Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z The question is, whose door will he knock on this time? 'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: Paying the Price 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Despite a few shootouts, beheadings and a hungry saltwater crocodile, most of this is about as suspenseful as watching Geraldo Rivera knock on Al Capone’s vault. Review | Readers have waited 13 years for a new Thomas Harris novel. But ‘Cari Mora’ is no ‘Hannibal.’ 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z It was a loud, assured knock on Nashville’s door. Nashville Didn’t Make Room for Mickey Guyton. So She Made Her Own. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Then there was a knock on the door: “‘Stephen, we’re ready for you.’” How ‘One Day at a Time’ Came Back From the Brink 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z All understudies dream of the knock on the dressing-room door shortly before the performance; very few manage the transition from stand-in to star. Charm offensive: The Book of Mormon comes to London 2013-03-12T19:30:01Z Brown, for instance, is the author of the most famous short-short in all science fiction: “The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.” Science fiction: ‘The Madonna and the Starship,’ by James Morrow What do I do when they knock on my door and ask for a tour of my house? Perspective | Ask Amy: Partner’s startling response bears scrutiny 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Although tourists sometimes think the buildings are playthings and knock on the doors, the site is actually intended to help solve desperate urban problems. A Roof of One’s Own, With or Without the Gingerbread 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z They have emailed and texted, and never once surprised one another with a knock on the door or a spontaneous call to a landline. Why I conducted a 16-year ‘affair’ with my mother 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z As a lark, he began to make himself up as characters from horror films — Quasimodo, the Wolfman, the Mummy, the Phantom of the Opera — and knock on his friends’ doors. Dick Smith, Oscar-winning master of movie makeup and special effects, dies at 92 “I had just put my bags down in the hotel room and there was this loud knock on my door,” Nivola says, of his last-minute arrival on the project. Alessandro Nivola: The Sopranos film was one of the few times I was first choice 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z “If he knew I was here he’d knock on the door,” Josh said. Whitey Bulger: Secrets behind the capture of the FBI’s most wanted man 2013-02-24T17:00:00Z I think of the requirement for converts to knock on the door of a rabbi three times, to show their commitment. Surviving 8th grade: How a shy Irish Catholic girl found refuge in Yiddish Club 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z I tasked my classmates to go around town, knock on business doors and ask them to donate to our production and support the young artists of tomorrow. ‘Grease’ in a Nairobi High School: Saheem Ali on His First Time Directing 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z He refers to his cleaning lady as a “charwoman” and says things like “Oh dear” if there’s an unexpected knock on the door. Javier Marias Finds Popularity on the Rise in Britain and the U.S. 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z "Mr Bieber doesn't tend to ever want to talk to us. When we knock on the door, he doesn't answer," he said. Justin Bieber egging investigation 2014-01-13T09:30:24Z But I’ve never been one to knock on the door and say, “Please let me in.” Tyler Perry on 'The Passion,' the Election, and the Oscars Controversy 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z “You still need the guy who can knock on the door, you still need the guy who can write down the license plate numbers.” Dennis Farina, Detective in Life and TV, Dies at 69 2013-07-23T04:20:48Z In the morning, they knock on your door and bring you coffee and croissants or bacon rolls. Samuel West Takes Comfort in D&D, Mendelssohn and Ron Swanson’s Whiskey 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z I told my management to just go and knock on the door – I think he lives in a boat on the Thames – and ask if he doesn't have five minutes to do a guitar solo. Vito de Luca of nu-disco hitmakers Aeroplane on becoming a one-man band 2010-07-29T21:30:00Z The knock on Mad Men season six to date is that it was rambling and overly morose. Mad Men Character Study: Meet the Old Don. Same As the New Don? 2013-05-07T09:45:20Z In those more innocent days, the Beatles’ dressing room was without any security protection, yet no one dared knock on the door, let alone barge in. The time I strummed Paul McCartney’s bass guitar 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z At the moment it feels, knock on wood, almost easy. Nina Stemme: 'I am always questioning myself – could it be better?' 2013-05-02T12:51:45Z I go back to the house I was born in, I knock on the door, and the owner lets me in. Suzi Quatro: ‘I look into someone’s eyes and know their life story’ 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z I tried to get to the bottom of all those stories, and I wasn't caroling, but I did knock on a lot of doors. Jesse Watters: Let's wish one another 'Merry Christmas,' not 'Happy Holidays' 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Mathews’s is a long book, full of back story and digression, which is no knock on it per se; for what is a good novel — or a good life — but a long series of digressions? A Debut Novel Imagines Political Intrigue at the 1939 World’s Fair 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z After trying to catch my breath and slow my racing heart, I heard a knock on the door. Andrew WK: 'The return of the girl behind My Destiny' 2010-04-15T13:58:00Z Next time your friends unexpectedly knock on your door, you'll be able to mix up a decadent cocktail in the blink of an eye. A fruit crisp meets an old fashioned cocktail: Strawberry rhubarb crisp bars redefine summer dessert 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z "How do you think your parents would feel if I had to knock on their door and tell them you were dead?" Rebellious recipes for bolognese 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Then two feds knock on the door and take Eli and Nelson into custody. 'Boardwalk Empire' recap: Chalky and Nucky out for revenge 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z The deputies would knock on the door to announce the eviction; the movers would follow, clearing out the home. No place like home: America’s eviction epidemic 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z That evening there is a knock on the door, and Marek reappears, ready to complete their arrangement. Review: In ‘Eastern Boys,’ a Train-Station Pickup Gone Wrong 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Luckily, there’s a knock on the door from Michael J Fox’s Louis Canning: “Wanna partner?” Where will The Good Wife's rollercoaster plotlines head next? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z |
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