Example sentences of "steps [verb] down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A short flight of stone steps led down to the entrance . |
| 2 | Others flow into a stone tank or pond , or have a brick well-housing , with steps leading down to the water . |
| 3 | She had reached the pier now , and , still fighting against the wind , made for the flight of iron steps leading down to the beach . |
| 4 | There was a gate in the wall that overlooked the seashore — the wall where she and Guido had stood last night — with a flight of stone steps leading down to the beach . |
| 5 | The Doctor looked back from the short flight of steps leading down to the entry hall , and watched the TARDIS dematerialize with a feeling of pain at seeing his ship go without him . |
| 6 | The slight figure of a woman emerged from the hotel and stood on the steps leading down to the terrace , scanning the tables with anxious eyes and making agitated , jerky movements with her hands . |
| 7 | Seen from the rear , the house was exactly as she had described it , square and imposing with a flight of elegant stone steps leading down onto the grass . |
| 8 | ‘ We decided to build a balcony with steps going down to the garden , but our builder advised us to think about the year-round advantages of a conservatory , ’ Claudia explained . |
| 9 | There were some steps going down to the foreshore near a riverside pub . |
| 10 | The sea wall ended , steps going down from the promenade and burying themselves in sand . |
| 11 | And there are steps going down from the drawing room , and up from the dining room . |