The knocking grew louder.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

He gleaned no extra delight in knocking off New York.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Atlanta vs. N.Y. Rangers] Reference

No longer did I risk it in knocking seals on the head.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 19] Reference

It might be the Master, knocking is very like drumming.    From Wordnik.com.  [Doctor Who Easter Special...Reaction Post! SPOILERS!] Reference

One way to insure the collectors don't come knocking is to BE NICE!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is the International Space Station Truly International? - NASA Watch] Reference

Simpkinson: Duke pulled off one of the all-time great upsets in knocking.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The U.S. men finally looked medal worthy in knocking off Spain on Thursday.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Daily preview: Friday, Aug. 27] Reference

Yet it may be that we have gone too far in knocking the stuffing out of the Hun.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Use Are They If They Will Not Fight?] Reference

From my understand such knocking is common in Germany and Austria after a lecture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mungowitz in Deutschland--Day 4] Reference

There's a new name knocking on the door for the green jersey: José Joaquín Rojas.    From Wordnik.com.  [VeloNews] Reference

A loud knocking from the bronze "hand" of the large wooden door announced his arrival.    From Wordnik.com.  [Juanote] Reference

Nebraska, I call knocking a man down, and this is spitting in his face after he is down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anthony Burns : a history,] Reference

Chicago's Luol Deng also played a big part in knocking defending champion Miami off track.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - Miami vs. Chicago] Reference

Made one of the game's most devastating hits in knocking out Frank Gifford for an entire year.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Linebacker Lewis plays tough with a passion] Reference

Sheila, I'm sure the fifty bucks will go a long way in knocking out that twenty million dollar debt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama backer compares Clinton to 'Fatal Attraction' character] Reference

The Bearcats embarrassed Rutgers 30-11 last year in knocking then No. 7 Rutgers from the unbeaten ranks.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - College Football - Cincinnati vs. Rutgers] Reference

His left arm made contact with Stella, but only succeeded in knocking her up against his chest of drawers.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 tomorrows » 2006 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference

He has planted more than 50 yard signs and led groups of others in knocking on doors for votes for Prop 8.    From Wordnik.com.  [Californians go to 'war' over Prop 8's gay-marriage ban] Reference

And I think that he could be very effective in knocking some sense into the Doctor ... because they are so alike.    From Wordnik.com.  [TORCHWOOD: CoE...Episode 5...Spoilers!] Reference

Whether one agrees with his politics or not, one has to admire his success in knocking a liberal icon off its pedestal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Really proud] Reference

•The No. 15 UCSD women's tennis team captured its seventh-straight CCAA title knocking off No. 19 Cal State Stanislaus 6-3.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fore, right!] Reference

The formula is repeated as the children take turns at bat and begin knocking off legs, arms, heads and other parts of the figure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Huellas ...debajo de la piñata] Reference

Turnbull seemed to canvass for a few minutes the notion of knocking the.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ball and the Cross] Reference

Problem: Occasional noise and knocking occurs when the engine is running.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

She hasn't quite got the idea of knocking down, and it kills her on most hands.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Other Games in the Box] Reference

There’s a new name knocking on the door for the green jersey: José Joaquín Rojas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caisse d’Epargne’s José Joaquín Rojas an outsider for the Tour de France green jersey] Reference

I recall knocking down several men as we were bursting through and making our way to the bus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball] Reference

"Ah!" exclaimed Serviss, and recalled the knocking at his first visit, while the girl was at the piano.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tyranny of the Dark] Reference

Animal welfare authorities in Australia are searching for a boy filmed knocking a kangaroo to the ground.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference

"We're pricing things effectively for the market and doing a lot of what you might call knocking on doors.".    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

More knocking from the war mongers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Potential 2012 candidates knock Obama on missile defense] Reference

Yup, knocking is common as a form of applause.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mungowitz in Deutschland--Day 4] Reference

Who is kind of knocking on their door if you will?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2009] Reference

Kerron, I meant "knocking" on their doors, not anything else!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Doomsday - Mark 2] Reference

She's kind of knocking at the door, and I believe I could let her in if.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Invader A Novel] Reference

It will all be "knocking" copy anyway and no issues would ever get discussed again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Political Adverts Should be Allowed on TV] Reference