1.   She walked down a stone staircase to a basement where you could hang your coat.

2.   To their left, the finely wrought balustrade of a stone cantilevered staircase rose like a border of black lace.

3.   There was a stone staircase against the side of the house.

4.   Inside the doorway, a spiral stone staircase climbed, within the thickness of the massive walls.

5.   Following the welcoming ceremony, Clinton and Jiang ascended a red carpeted stone staircase leading into the Great Hall for a day of private talks.

6.   In that spot now, at the bottom of a small stone staircase, is a dim cave-like room that houses a shrine.

7.   Outside the church wall, beside the stone staircase, the fuses on a bundle of dynamite burned.

8.   Pious elderly women still climb the steep stone staircase to the chapel on their knees.

9.   Stone staircases and figures in paintings move about at will.

10.   The grand stone staircase in the foyer narrows as you ascend, drawing you in.