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Example sentences for "down stairs"

  • As I generally go down stairs last, he came to me, the moment the ladies had passed by, and said, "Shall you be at home tomorrow morning?

  • He then actually ran down stairs, and on entering the parlour where the breakfast table was already set, and the family all assembled, he espied the red box standing quietly on the mantel-piece.

  • Joseph and me has the only room that's down stairs.

  • Breakfast was late that morning, and she had time for examining her gifts and for getting a little composed before she had to go down stairs.

  • Your box has come; I found it down stairs when I came in, and I had it taken right up to your room.

  • I leant my Head against the Wall; and having quieted myself a little, rose to go down Stairs.

  • And now I'll have a Nap, and you may all go down Stairs till I pull the Bell.

  • At Length, it became practicable to remove my Father down Stairs.

  • And closing his Book with Alacrity, he followed me down Stairs.

  • Go down stairs," were her first words, as she rushed into the room where Kittie sat, and cast herself on to the bed with a hysterical laugh.

  • Let's look in the rooms and then go down stairs, said Olive taking up the light.

  • Emily is so much better, we think she can go down stairs to-morrow.

  • I hope, by that time Emily may be down stairs.

  • Frank lifted me in his arms, and carried me down stairs for a short drive.

  • And a great circular room, down stairs lighted by a magnificent chandelier whose prisms seemed in constant motion and rayed off every imaginable color with a faint musical sound.

  • Down stairs a long parlor and a dining room, with a basement kitchen which Bridget declared she liked above all things.

  • Marilla recalled seeing the nurse brought down stairs on a stretcher, they called it.

  • She placed them on the dumb waiter and started them down stairs.

  • She's down stairs, she's back again, the young woman and her baby.

  • Dolly is down stairs; I don't go down stairs.

  • Go down stairs, and tell her I am not at home, Patty.

  • Did you notice that Miss Powder down stairs, that I introduced to you?

  • All I know is that he first takes the little child and flings it down stairs; he then puts it to bed, and sends his wife to the doctor's for some medicine, and into the medicine he pours some laudanum.

  • You had better go down stairs--my father may want you.

  • Meantime, the Resurrection Man had precipitated himself down stairs, and had already begun to unbolt the front door, when lights appeared, and in another moment he was surrounded by the gipsy chiefs, and pinioned by them.

  • At length I resolved to dress myself, go down stairs, borrow a needle and thread of the old woman, and be my own tailor.

  • You go down stairs or I'll make you," he threatened.

  • You almost broke my shoulder, but I shan't mind that if you will go down stairs; and I'll straighten up these papers for you and return them to their places.

  • Then it must have been Dorry who ran down stairs.

  • Down stairs in the housekeeper's pleasant sitting-room are a pair of old friends, and if you could open the door without being seen you would hear two familiar voices.

  • Liddy, too, is down stairs, promoted, but busy as in the days gone by; and the voice of that very bell tinkled but an hour ago.

  • Meanwhile Lydia, down stairs, was working herself into what she called "a state" on this very matter.

  • There is not the least need for you to go down stairs.

  • The woman smiled, and answered that she had arranged to go down stairs, as soon as one of the servants could relieve her in taking care of the child.

  • Mrs. Pentreath's first impulse was to go down stairs at once, and speak to Mr. Munder.

  • Do let us go down stairs, doctor," observed Miss Sowersoft; "such rubbish as this is not worth hearing.

  • Miss Shirley grew terrified at this incoherent discourse, and with an unconscious degree of earnestness begged her to go down stairs.

  • How can you have the heart to sit up stairs and sew while I am down stairs in my study?

  • Perhaps in very truth Faith would have been willing that Mr. Stoutenburgh should have taken her under his broad wing for that going down stairs.

  • And when her mind had seen all the preparations to be made, and she thought she was strong enough, she turned to go down stairs; but then feeling very weak Faith turned again and kneeled down to pray.

  • L'Isle stared at him, as if just roused from a reverie, and bursting into a hearty laugh, bid him go down stairs until he called for him.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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