Her footfalls were muted by a long green carpet with gold fringe running the length of a grand corridor.

A long black carpet stretched before us, through the middle of the ballroom to the throne at the end.

A long green carpet ran down the center of the hall and led up the four steps of the dais.

There, the man with the golf clubs stands hunched over his putter, practicing on the long red carpet.

The faces of the crowd that lined the long carpet glistened in the candle-light.

And it has an entrance suitable for a long red carpet.

The guard walked slowly alongside me until we reached the entrance, and he pointed me toward a long red carpet leading inside.

Then he was directed to a long diagonal carpet that led to a pair of music stands.

Gas lamps burned high, golden light spilling across the long red carpet that had been rolled out for the occasion.

Talking died away as two men came out from the great hall, unrolling a long red carpet.