Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [prep] [art] stairs " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Ann Butler led Sarah towards the stairs , to help her out of her wet clothes and rub her down with dry towels , Jonadab seized her hand in both his . |
| 2 | Pushing past old Diggory , she swept into the hall , cast one angry glance around , and found Theda on the stairs . |
| 3 | Suddenly he thumped the arm of his chair with his fist , remembering all the times he 'd caught Stella on the stairs in the middle of the night , staring at the telephone . |
| 4 | ‘ Come on , ’ he shouted , urging Isabel towards the stairs . |
| 5 | The kitchen was scented with the rich enticing smell of spices and dried fruits , and Alexandra met Lyddy on the stairs carrying down the cream silk evening gown to be pressed . |
| 6 | But my mother knew who it was , so she quickly hid Molly underneath the stairs and that was that , otherwise we might have been brothers-in-law . |
| 7 | I was out of the flat before she could turn her head and as I passed Springsteen on the stairs , I said : ‘ You 're on your own , kid . ’ |
| 8 | When I heard Richard on the stairs , I emptied the ash tray into a drawer : he never smoked himself and disliked my doing so . |
| 9 | He followed Sara up the stairs and into Matthew 's bedroom . |
| 10 | As Dolly followed Boz down the stairs from the bedroom , she said , ‘ Seb met Constable Aplin in Burford and brought him back here with the doctor last night . |
| 11 | He put on his boots and coat and followed Grace up the stairs . |
| 12 | Margaret walked Maura down the stairs to the street . |
| 13 | It was Friday morning , cold and clear after the night rain , and Annie brought Rachel down the stairs and settled her in the pram which was kept in the passageway beside the kitchen . |
| 14 | I met Susan on the stairs . |
| 15 | She had been carrying Maura down the stairs and had heard the policeman 's remark . |
| 16 | I follow Rachel up the stairs , feeling like I just paid money in one of those Soho hotels where you take a girl and hire a room by the hour . |
| 17 | Maisie pushed Robert towards the stairs , and the two of them moved down towards the crowded entrance hall . |
| 18 | Her mother , who had been fading hitherto , returned to fill the black hole by the kitchen sink or to confront Helen on the stairs , saying smugly that she could have told her all along what to expect . |