Dangling from the banister was a cardboard notice, which read. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Madwoman—Simenon, Georges - 100]
A twist in banister. From Wordnik.com. [Laura Munson: Bittersweet Homecomings] Reference
Marie relaxed and gripped the banister for support. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
O'BRIEN (on camera): It's a good banister for that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 25, 2007] Reference
Emily's fingers were poised lightly on the banister. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
I sawed off the newel post at the end of the banister. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
The failure's left leg cleared the downstairs banister cleanly. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling a Frog]
He was standing in the upper hall, leaning over the banister rail. From Wordnik.com. [The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories] Reference
Elegant bedstead, shut off by a richly-gilt banister or low screen. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
GUAVARES: We opened this up, and I got a new banister and a new post. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 28, 2009] Reference
"And there is an awfully jolly banister for sliding down," added Harold. From Wordnik.com. [Cecilia de Noël] Reference
She tightened her grip on the banister as she heard the footsteps outside. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.30: Farewell, My Home] Reference
He leaned for a moment against the banister and said with infinite tiredness. From Wordnik.com. [A Mind to Murder]
Crawling up the walls, licking hungrily at the banister going down the steps. From Wordnik.com. [Firestorm]
Before bedtime, you'll understand how it might feel to give birth to a banister. From Wordnik.com. [Fast-food success in the UK requires a guilt-free form of gluttony . . .] Reference
A beautiful brass banister and marble stairs twisted upward to the second story. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Waltz]
Clutching the banister, she feels for the top stair with one foot, then the other. From Wordnik.com. [Tango] Reference
"Harpalus" -- whispered Phyllis, leaning over the banister; and kissed her hand to him. From Wordnik.com. [Old Valentines A Love Story] Reference
ADDISON: She carries him around the corner and he nearly hits his head on the banister. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2008] Reference
Whoops, well, of course there is quite a bit of damage even to the banister over there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2006] Reference
ADDISON: And she carries him around the corner and he nearly hit his head on the banister. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2008] Reference
She took a step towards them, and then he noticed that she swayed and clutched the banister. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
No sign of any string having been tied across the stairs, nothing on the thin iron banister. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Charming Man]
Emily's fingers bit into the slick wood of the banister as she crept downstairs behind Tansy. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
They stared over the creaking banister as he stumbled down the stairway with his courage ebbing. From Wordnik.com. [Kenny] Reference
Howling in outrage, Emily reached over the banister and slapped the lollipop in his greasy hair. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
The basket pitched forward, but Twaddles caught the banister rail and saved himself from falling. From Wordnik.com. [Four Little Blossoms on Apple Tree Island] Reference
With a startled cry he lunged forward, clutching at the banister to steady his blundering descent. From Wordnik.com. [Ralestone Luck] Reference
And, nimbly as a bird, Lily hopped on the banister, with her back to the wall, and -- w-w-w-w-whew!. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
CLARKE: We would all come rushing down the stairs, and several of us would slide down the banister. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 25, 2007] Reference
There's no giving way and you grab the banister and puff out your chest to remind him who has leverage. From Wordnik.com. [The Sound of Barcelona] Reference
She looked down over the banister to the marble, tiled hall below and up to the gilded, windowed dome above. From Wordnik.com. [One Night for Love]
Step by step she climbed the stairs, clinging to the banister with one hand, holding the candle in the other. From Wordnik.com. [The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius] Reference
Robin leaned for a moment against the banister and looked back into the shadows of the great, dimly-lit hall. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Robin] Reference
They made their way from the porch banister into the thickets of wild bushes growing in the margin of our yard. From Wordnik.com. [Lalla, Chuckachucka] Reference
He led her inside to a freshly painted close, in which even the banister railings were glintingly free of dust. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling a Frog]
The carpet bristled with roots while vines crept up the stair snaking the banister and bound my legs to the chair. From Wordnik.com. [The Statue of a Writer] Reference
She started down the stairs with the help of the banister, holding herself together with remarkable self control. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
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