I leaned on the bell long enough to be sure that if anyone were home they'd have heard it.

Coffin turned away after his third ring on the bell.

I leaned on the bell and after some seconds the door opened.

He banged louder and kept his free hand on the bell.

When the knock was ignored, she leaned on the bell again.

In 1951 a 110 cm long crack appeared on the bell.

He held his finger on the bell, then realized that because of the power failure it did not work.

The scores from the games up through 2005 are engraved on the bell.

When there was still no answer, she leaned on the bell steadily.

Throughout the conversation she had never relaxed her attempts on the bell.