| Usually a busy thoroughfare, at weekends the foyer was deserted but for a commissionaire and a receptionist. |
| To access the elevator he had to collect an electronic tag from the commissionaire, who punched in its encoded number. |
| The imposing flight of steps outside, flanked by art deco lamp standards and a uniformed commissionaire, certainly suggests something special. |
| The mistake was made because the usual commissionaire was unavailable to raise the flag on that particular day. |
| I remember one occasion, he threatened the commissionaire in reception with the sack if he didn't switch off the television! |
| The place had a uniformed commissionaire, a dress circle and rude behaviour was ruthlessly stamped out by frightening torch-wielding usherettes. |
