He paused outside the door for a moment, wondering what to do.
He knew the moment she paused outside the closed door.
At the top of the stairs, they paused outside her door.
He paused outside the living room then looked in quickly.
He paused outside the door for a minute, looking in.
He paused outside his door and tried to listen through the wood.
We moved past him along a short corridor and paused outside a door at the far end.
Pausing outside the door, he listened, but there was no sound from within.
He paused for a few seconds outside the door and took a deep breath.
You paused for a minute or two outside the door.