1.   But the town remained steadfastly loyal to the Old King and shut its gates against him.

2.   He shut the gate behind Willie and the wetness from the top splashed into his face.

3.   If it shut the gate at night, the traffic would cease.

4.   Others were fighting to shut the gate, pushing against the sheer bodyweight of the beasts in the gateway.

5.   She glanced back as she shut the gate behind her.

6.   She was on call to open and shut the gates at any hour, in any weather.

7.   Someone had shut the gate to stop the sheep getting out onto the road.

8.   They manned the towers and bastions and the great gates were shut fast.

9.   Water managers have already shut a gate north of the crash site to reduce the southerly flow of water.