Example sentences of "down the [adj] staircase [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When her aunt was dressed she walked slowly down the narrow staircase in front of her in case , in her weak state , she should stumble . |
| 2 | With his two daughters , one holding each hand , he came down the long staircase from the top-floor flat . |
| 3 | ‘ So I 've noticed , ’ said Meredith , and he pushed past him impatiently and ran down the grand staircase in search of Bunny . |
| 4 | Lastly they went down the main staircase to the Director s office . |
| 5 | Mildred squeezed through the gap and set off as fast as possible along the corridor and down the spiral staircase to the yard . |
| 6 | She heard him picking his way carefully down the spiral staircase at the back of the tenement and stood by the window , looking down into the street . |
| 7 | Stealthily he slipped down the deserted staircase past the second and third floors without mishap . |