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Bersonin had unbolted it and it gave way before me.

From The Prisoner of Zenda by Hope, Anthony

He had withdrawn it from the lock, where it happened to be, when he had unbolted the door.

From Facing the Flag by Verne, Jules

He thought I had unbolted the door, and when he found that I had not, his language became indescribable.

From The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)

Norah had unbolted the door, and was standing with the musket in her hand.

From The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned by Macfarlane, J.

In another minute I had unbolted the door of Madame de Fontenay, making as much noise as I could get from my lungs—the comte keeping very good time to my music.

From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various