The children hung over the banisters watching her. From Wordnik.com. ['Me and Nobbles'] Reference
The other concern about the stairs are the banisters. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 18, 2005] Reference
"Sliding down the banisters," answered Twaddles calmly. From Wordnik.com. [Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun] Reference
He never slid down banisters or made the slightest noise. From Wordnik.com. [Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two] Reference
If you keep close to the banisters you will avoid it nicely. From Wordnik.com. [Unnatural Death]
Sliding down banisters, for instance, produces a titillation. From Wordnik.com. [Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English] Reference
"The last time I slid down the banisters," explained Frances. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
To carry on a conversation over the banisters is also equally bad. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Sun streamed in over the polished banisters and onto the portraits. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
‘Will you ring me up?’ asked his wife, leaning over the banisters. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret has Scruples]
The banisters of glass, the cool zephyr enjoy flapped by the willow trees. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
She came to the head of the stairs, and stood looking at him over the banisters. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of a Soul] Reference
You will have to teach the old men how to slide banisters and play hide-and-seek. From Wordnik.com. ['Me and Nobbles'] Reference
Her face was very pale, and she clung to the banisters for support as she descended. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864] Reference
They went up the highly-polished staircase, Gertie holding at the banisters for safety. From Wordnik.com. [Love at Paddington] Reference
"Friend," murmurs back her ladyship, decisively, leaning yet a little farther over the banisters. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
Company, and slid down the banisters, and shot out into the playground with shrill yells of delight. From Wordnik.com. [What Two Children Did] Reference
A staircase with banisters led to this unknown region, but an oaken door forbade access to the stairs. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools] Reference
Then she hung the dressing-gown over the top of the banisters and crept downstairs again to the front door. From Wordnik.com. [My Bones Will Keep]
RepairingPush on railings and banisters and rest your weight along steps to be sure all are sound and secure. From Wordnik.com. [Deck conditions you shouldn't neglect] Reference
These have pointed arches with carved keystones, and formerly were guarded by heavy banisters and carved lions. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
He heard them give a warning shout as he struggled to his feet, steadying himself by the pillars of the banisters. From Wordnik.com. [High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn] Reference
Out on the staircase, where the Inspector was leaning over the banisters, watching him go, he repeated the same word. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets]
Lila walked across to the staircase and very deliberately seated herself with her head resting against the banisters. From Wordnik.com. [Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls] Reference
This was not strictly correct, for he came downstairs very gingerly, and obviously relied on the banisters for support. From Wordnik.com. [The Scarlet Feather] Reference
The last sight she saw as she went out into the night was Dot's fuzzy head leaning over the banisters at a dangerous angle. From Wordnik.com. [Troublesome Comforts A Story for Children] Reference
There was no stair carpet either, but the wooden treads, worn smooth by use, were well polished, and the banisters gleamed. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Apparition]
Mappo soon learned to go up and down stairs very well indeed, and he liked nothing better than to slide down the banisters. From Wordnik.com. [Mappo, the Merry Monkey] Reference
It's been a home where children slid down the banisters, where they chased their pets in the yard, where they grew to adulthood. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 11, 2008] Reference
On the last step but one, he suddenly stumbled, fell, and barely recovered himself by his firm hold of the banisters, in time to hear. From Wordnik.com. [Hetty's Strange History] Reference
With one hand on the banisters and one foot poised for descent, the Principal pitted her will against overwhelming curiosity and won. From Wordnik.com. [Leonie of the Jungle] Reference
A carpenter has his shop on the ground floor, and the steps of the staircase, with its handsome wrought-iron banisters, are worn away. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret's Little Joke]
We had to get around the obstacle by passing from the railing to the banisters, and walk down the outside of the worm-eaten balusters. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools] Reference
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