marble step

collocation in English

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marble
noun
uk
/ˈmɑː.bəl/us
/ˈmɑːr.bəl/
a type of very hard rock that has a pattern of lines going through it, feels cold, and can be polished to become smooth ...
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step
noun
uk
/step/us
/step/
a stage in ...
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(Definition ofmarbleandstepfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This 10 cm redmarblestepcan be found in front of the iconostasis, and its area is called soleas.
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I fell down seven marble steps where there was no handrail.
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Soon we came to some high walls and the iron gates in them were flung open and my car drove up the gravel sweep to some marble steps.
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Although a bureau office may be small and in a shabby part of town it has a more friendly welcome than the marble steps of most town halls.
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Marble steps would lead up from the plaza to a rectangular terrace long and wide.
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Two marble steps rise from the nave to the chancel.
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The pulpit was made of marble pure, white and polished, with 7 marble steps leading up to it.
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Marble steps rise from the front door to the first level and continue to the second floor.
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At the center of the elevation, marble steps lead down to a basement entry (now closed).
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Marble steps lead up to the main entrance, in the middle of the west elevation.
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At the centrally located main entrance, the marble steps fan out, flanked by a cast iron railing.
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A double flight of marble steps, with iron railings and a rusticated masonry base, ascends to the first piazza level.
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The central staircase, with white-grey marble steps, branches at the landing with separate marbleized staircases leading to each wing of the building.
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Some streets are lined with trees and marble steps, front porches and gardens.
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Most have front porches and the white marble steps.
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The stairway to the mezzanine has a cast-iron balustrade with a wood railing and marble steps.
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The interior features elaborate plaster moldings and trim, marble steps, and pale skylights.
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Each is headed by a finial in the form of an obelisk 5ft7 in tall, containing six marble steps, and six unusually shaped balusters.
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The carved balustrades and marble steps of the mansion still remain to today.
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The apse contains a wide flight of white marble steps that rises to the upper level at the southernmost columns.
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