Example sentences of "stairs [num] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he put his head down , growled and took the last few stairs three at a time . |
| 2 | Siegfried had just begun to take the stairs three at a time when his brother descended from the landing , knotting his tie with perfect composure . |
| 3 | ‘ For Christ 's sake , get out , ’ he muttered , and levering himself out of the chair , he crossed the room in a stride and climbed the open stairs three at a time . |
| 4 | When the moment passed , Delaney took the stairs two at a time . |
| 5 | Stephen took the stairs two at a time and threw open the bedroom door to see Tamar , sitting up in the big fourposter bed , nursing their son . |
| 6 | They went into the hall together ; then Joe watched Martin take the stairs two at a time , and the maleness of him , his virility seemed to leave an aroma behind him . |
| 7 | ‘ No breakfast ? ’ she called when she saw him striding up the stairs two at a time . |
| 8 | McGee , who had come downstairs to test the quality of the sherry while Mrs Quickly , the plumper of the two cooks , stood at the back door fervently pulling on a cigarette , leaped to his feet , pulled at his black tie and took the back stairs two at a time . |
| 9 | Lucenzo detached himself from the crowd and ran up the stairs two at a time , seeing that she 'd frozen . |
| 10 | This time he did n't open the door for her , and she had difficulty keeping up as he took the front stairs two at a time . |
| 11 | She slammed the coffee-mug on to the table , put her hand to her mouth and rushed out of the room , taking the stairs two at a time . |
| 12 | Next moment , he was racing up the stairs two at a time , and Theda was stumbling along the gallery to meet him , clinging to the railing for support . |
| 13 | He gave her a grin and took the stairs two at a time . |
| 14 | He descended the stairs two at a time , and before she 'd managed to catch her breath she was deposited on the settee in the living-room and Michele was sitting beside her . |
| 15 | She managed to walk with a reasonable degree of grace and dignity till she reached the back door , then scuttled inside as though her very life depended on it , taking the back stairs two at a time as she rushed to the bedroom to find a robe . |
| 16 | The sound of his low mocking laughter followed her as she took the stairs two at a time , desperate to be away from his gaze , all too aware that a scarlet flush had enveloped her entire body — aware too that the heat he had generated in her had n't only been embarrassment . |