Example sentences of "to the [noun] [prep] [art] stairs " in BNC.
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| 1 | We followed her to the foot of the stairs and she bawled up it , ‘ Otto ? |
| 2 | Hari quickly moved to the foot of the stairs , her head bent to hide the blush that warmed her cheeks . |
| 3 | She moved to the foot of the stairs . |
| 4 | Rain snatched an early chance to say goodnight and Ayling walked with her to the foot of the stairs , asking after people at the Post and showing every wish to go on talking . |
| 5 | ‘ Lady Amelia , you admitted that you found Lady Eleanor 's corpse in her room and , together with these sweet sisters , moved it to the foot of the stairs to make her death appear an accident . |
| 6 | ‘ The corpse was then moved to the foot of the stairs to make it look like an accident . ’ |
| 7 | They found Lady Eleanor dead in her chamber and , concerned about the possible consequences , took her body to the foot of the stairs to make it look like an accident . |
| 8 | Zen got up , walked to the foot of the stairs and called out . |
| 9 | And then almost rushing to the foot of the stairs , she hissed , ‘ Are you blaming me ? ’ |
| 10 | The prosecution said at that stage there was a lot of shouting an people survged into the hallway causing Mr Johnson to be pushed to the foot of the stairs . |
| 11 | Once or twice when she crept down to the turn in the stairs to see if it was safe to go and get something to eat , she was scared back by the murmur of unfamiliar voices , and saw three or four bicycles parked in the hall , leaning together with their pedals tangled in each others ' spokes , forming an intricate barrier to outside . |
| 12 | Laura and I sat in tense silence , listening to the creak of the stairs . |
| 13 | And he 'd got round the corner , ready to go down to the rest of the stairs which went down , and then at the bottom turned round the corner again . |
| 14 | She went to the top of the stairs , then spun round and rushed back to hug Maggie Byrne with spontaneous affection . |
| 15 | Horror-struck , she was rooted to the spot with terror , her eyes drawn to the top of the stairs , waiting for the first sign . |
| 16 | He 'll take them to the top of the stairs and make sure they know when to go on — usually by the gracious means of a prod in the back . |
| 17 | Usually I start in my bedroom and I like to get to the top of the stairs by the baby 's lunchtime , and then I stop and give them lunch and then I carry on and get on quite well . |
| 18 | With horror she realized he was carrying her to the top of the stairs . |
| 19 | Dragging the eiderdown from her bed , she wrapped it round her shoulders and shuffled her way down the landing to the top of the stairs . |
| 20 | As she got to the top of the stairs she could hear Marguerite arguing with Alain . |
| 21 | The approaching footsteps ran lightly to the top of the stairs and came towards them . |
| 22 | He walked slowly back to his gallery-duties , by this time in the afternoon virtually non-existent — and had just got to the top of the stairs when he saw Gooseneck advancing towards him carrying a large package . |
| 23 | Shrimpton came with him to the top of the stairs . |
| 24 | I took Sir Ralph to the top of the stairs into the North Bastion tower but the passageway was so narrow Colebrooke helped him the rest of the way . ’ |
| 25 | I mean she was upstairs three quarters of an hour and when she came to the top of the stairs she still just had her vest and knickers on . |
| 26 | But when she went to the head of the stairs and looked down she could see that his study door was ajar and the house was quiet and she returned to her room . |
| 27 | Several times I went to the head of the stairs , my longing to go to him was so strong . |
| 28 | She moved to the head of the stairs and looked down into the hallway , listening to his footsteps approaching the front door . |
| 29 | Finally , grabbing the bedcover and wrapping it round herself , she crept back to the head of the stairs . |
| 30 | When the queuers finally made their way to the head of the stairs they were greeted by a strange figure holding a tray of sugar cubes , sure sign that acid was on offer . |