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Meanings of locking the door in English

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Usage of locking the door in English
1
Then the ostler left the stable, locking the door on the outside.
Curious, if True / Strange Tales
2
The sheriff quittedtheroom ,closingand locking the door after him.
The Just and the Unjust
3
I believe in locking the door while you've still got the horse.
Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay; Or, The Disappearing Fleet
4
While the warden was locking the door, Menshov looked through the hole.
The Awakening / (The Resurrection)
5
He withdrew and the King heard him locking the door after him.
King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
6
Presently Wakely turned off the gas, and withdrew, again locking the door.
The Boy from the Ranch; Or, Roy Bradner's City Experiences
7
Pascal had contented himself with locking the door leading to the ante-room.
The Count's Millions
8
And so saying she left the room, locking the door behind her.
The Junior Classics, Volume 5: Stories that never grow old
9
They were gone, the gaoler closing and locking the door behind them.
To Have and to Hold
10
Instead of leaving the room, Dan was closing and locking the door.
The Calling of Dan Matthews
11
The two men passed through with them, locking the door behind them.
Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
12
She simply retired to her bedroom for the duration, locking the door.
Mistress of the game
13
Xavier came up behind her, closing and locking the door behind them.
Once bitten, twice dead
14
Presently she rose and went out, locking the door carefully behind her.
Rosemary
15
I was glad when she left me, locking the door after her.
Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal / An Authentic Narrative of...
16
They went out and, locking the door, walked quickly and silently away.
Philosopher Jack
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Locking the door through the time
Locking the door across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common