Example sentences of "a [noun sg] on [art] stairs " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had taken a seat on the stairs while McNab was speaking . |
| 2 | A crash on the stairs and a thumping on the door opposite jerks her attention back to the lavatory door which badly needs repainting . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Leaving by a window on the stairs , I was able to avoid the mud that carpeted the ground floor . |
| 5 | 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 … |
| 6 | When he had finished speaking the Collector hesitated for a moment on the stairs , looking down at the tired and gaunt faces below him . |
| 7 | But they heard a footstep on the stairs and Jenny rose swiftly , smoothing down her dress . |
| 8 | She was sitting on the side of her bed , trembling with worry for him , undecided whether or not it would be safe to discard her bath towel and go to his help , when she heard a footstep on the stairs and bundled back into bed , anxious to conceal the unattractive evidence of her nasty little experience . |
| 9 | It was followed by a commotion on the stairs . |
| 10 | Drunks were making a din on the stairs and a sculptor was tearing up a collection of Kisling 's drawings and throwing them down on to the head of the concierge . |