Example sentences of "[noun sg] on [art] stairs " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were taken in by the lies which the Lebanese told about themselves ; we had to believe we had not seen the blood on the stairs . |
| 2 | Brenda Ford is the name of the girl who broke her neck on the stairs . |
| 3 | ‘ So what 's a legit doing sleeping on the stairs ? |
| 4 | Frankie nodded his head in the dim light on the stairs . |
| 5 | I did n't see any more because there 's no light in my passage and the light on the stairs was out . |
| 6 | Catherine said the music sounded sweeter from high up , and so she went to sit in the dark on the stairs . |
| 7 | He had taken a seat on the stairs while McNab was speaking . |
| 8 | She opened her door and waved up at the smiling figure on the stair . |
| 9 | She never heard the front door close , nor his foot fall on the stairs , nor even the bedroom door slowly opening behind her . |
| 10 | For a long time , she was afraid to pass the portrait on the stairs of the one he called the Hanging Judge . |
| 11 | The untransformed house had contained treasures as well as horrors , including the portrait on the stairs , and the restored chandelier which now hung , glittering and refracting , from the centre of the ornate ceiling , above the heads of Charles and Alix , who sat disposed , glass in hand , at either end of one of the long settees , and above Esther , who stood by the fireplace reading the Headleand invitations to parties and lectures and public meetings . |
| 12 | A crash on the stairs and a thumping on the door opposite jerks her attention back to the lavatory door which badly needs repainting . |
| 13 | They squatted opposite each other on the top floor , on the landing , in the bright April light , which came , slightly dimmed by dirt , through the window on the stairs . |
| 14 | Leaving by a window on the stairs , I was able to avoid the mud that carpeted the ground floor . |
| 15 | The minister 's entourage and assembled media swept into the narrow office building only to grind to a halt on the stairs while he and Mr Fallon shut themselves off for a brief chat . |
| 16 | There was much running of baths , rushing about with garments , laughter on the stairs and in the bedrooms ; telephoning of florist for more button-holes ; small boys trying to help and being urged to be careful . |
| 17 | So then Pete had told him , truthfully , word-for-word and without any embellishment ; about the shotgun , and the pigeons , and the misunderstanding on the stairs . |
| 18 | I knew she was just as scared as I was when we heard the cat on the stairs . |
| 19 | It was very basic indeed , and only by dint of preparation for the royal visitor did it have any carpeting on the stairs . |
| 20 | You 've made a bloody death trap on the stairs . |
| 21 | I hesitated for a moment on the stairs , turned round and tried to look at some of them , to see if there was a familiar face , a suspicious or suspecting face , a face I could place , a face that could … |
| 22 | When he had finished speaking the Collector hesitated for a moment on the stairs , looking down at the tired and gaunt faces below him . |
| 23 | It will take up room on the stairs , so remember that the space left for other people using the stairs will be less . |
| 24 | They heard his boot on the stair . |
| 25 | I came down with quite a thud , and hit my head on the stair post . ’ |
| 26 | Outside I turned my back on the stairs and walked on down the passage . |
| 27 | The episode of the divan on the stairs had occurred three days ago . |
| 28 | I remembered the last time I had seen him , on the half-landing on the stairs , and how we looked at one another — as if he had sensed it would be our last encounter — and had shaken hands and said goodbye . |
| 29 | Looking at herself in the looking-glass on the stairs she saw how small and pink her eyes looked , their lids still puffy and her skin was tired and lifeless . |
| 30 | Our basement had been out of bounds since the work started , as a large sign on the stairs informed me . |