Example sentences of "[noun sg] stairs to the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It is a skill I have honed on a host of beautiful staircases and , before tonight 's professional debut , my most singular success has been at a large hotel in Sloane Street where we just chose Miss London.The marble stairs to the entrance hall are just too perfect to ignore , with only a couple of people chatting on the right halfway down.I take the left hand course and soar down and round the gentle curve in nothing short of majestic style , allowing myself the luxury of a smile and a brief wave to the startled pair as I rattle by .
2 The night stairs to the cloister remain in the transept .
3 Secure in the knowledge that his mother would be fully occupied for the rest of the evening and the butler would be busy introducing the guests , Patrick pulled off his dressing down and slipped down the back stairs to the kitchen .
4 She wanted to go along the side passage and up the back stairs to the bedroom with the toys where she could safely hide .
5 As soon as she got into the house , Molly ran up the stone stairs to the kitchen tap before she switched on the light .
6 She walked up the stone stairs to the sound of the scratchy long-playing record , highlights from Turandot , which she had put on as they had sat down for dinner .
7 The captain nodded his agreement , turned , ran to the back of the church and up the stone stairs to the safety of the tower .
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