The lock had yielded, the problem now was to loosen a chainbolt on the inside of the door.

It met a little resistance, then the lock yielded.

The lock on the outside door yielded quickly to his skill, and they all slipped out into the cool, moonlit night.

The lock, a cheap Yale, yielded after less than a minute.

The lock finally yielded, but not without a few well chosen curses.

From far down the hall came a distant click, as though the lock of the heavy outer door had yielded.

The lock yielded to her hand, and, luckily, with no sullen sound that could alarm a human being.

At the same moment the lock yielded to manipulation and the door swung open.

But misused as it had been, the lock yielded to the key and Val went in.

Thirty seconds later the lock yielded, and when she eased the door open it made no sound.