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  • He grasped the hanging rope-ladder and drew himself noiselessly on deck.

    In Yeddo Bay 2010

  • But they're actually pretty good, especially the one with the tights that look like a rope-ladder, and somehow manage to cope with the boom-shouting of every production-insistent firework and God-Voiceover and yet more horror from Carl Orff whose first name I have already replaced.

    Amelia Lily, X Factor's comeback queen, reaches end of road in talent show final 2011

  • As the stone fell heavily to the ground on the other side, the rope-ladder was pulled up the wall by the rope attached to the falling stone.

    Separate Douglas Light 2010

  • "There's a rope-ladder here, at the very end, " panted Barney, shining his torch in front of him.

    Working Without a Net Randy Lowens 2010

  • We got in, sir, rope-ladder and all that - and found the house deserted.

    Separate Douglas Light 2010

  • Fatty marked them with white chalk as he passed, for he was a little afraid that without some guide he might not be able to find his way back to the rope-ladder - and they might be in a hurry later one After quite a long walk the old house loomed up before them in the starlight.

    Separate Douglas Light 2010

  • Roger saw a strong rope-ladder stretching up from the end of the rocky passage to the entrance of the hiding-place.

    Working Without a Net Randy Lowens 2010

  • They ran to the rope-ladder and began to climb down it.

    Working Without a Net Randy Lowens 2010

  • He climbs aboard via the rope-ladder, puts on a shirt and dungarees and dozes off on deck.

    “. . .all his race rose up before him in a mighty phantasmagoria. . .” 2008

  • They had found their rope-ladder, climbed up over the wall, and dropped down the other side.

    Separate Douglas Light 2010

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