1.   And she descended the stairs and, tapping lightly on the door, turned the handle and went in.

2.   As she descended the stairs, she appreciated for the first time how far she had fallen from grace.

3.   He forced himself to bow politely, and then turned away and began to descend the stairs.

4.   He heard footsteps walking around in the room above and then descending the stairs.

5.   I have a vivid memory of her descending the stairs to the conservatory where we said our vows.

6.   I heard his footsteps descending the stairs.

7.   Instead, they get the splendor of descending the stairs to their official welcome.

8.   Reaching out for the banister rail, he switched on the torch and slowly descended the stairs.

9.   Slowly I descended the stairs and went out into the courtyard.