Example sentences of "as [pers pn] reached the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fenella must have heard me , as she appeared at her door as I reached the first landing . |
| 2 | As I rounded Ardmair Bay , the sky was bright but as I reached the scattered cottages and crofts of Strath Kanaird , none with an invitation to halt or stop , ominous yellow clouds formed overhead , obviously heralding a storm , and when Stac Polly came into sight , there was a spiralling column like a tornado above it . |
| 3 | He heard the bolt slide from the attic door , then her tread on the stairs and the muffle of voices as she reached the upper room . |
| 4 | It was only as she reached the small turning leading to the patio that she stopped , a momentary apprehension bringing goose-pimples to her skin . |
| 5 | She found quite a rare one just as she reached the other edge of the wood . |
| 6 | As soon as she reached the open deer-park she ran , and she hardly paused until she came to the broad track that sloped down to the marsh , smiling and vivid green in the late afternoon sunshine . |
| 7 | But , as she reached the open door of the drawing-room and caught sight of Janice in the middle of the room , some instinct told her not to enter immediately . |
| 8 | As she reached the French windows into the drawing room she heard Allegra 's voice , ugly and distorted by an immense sob : |
| 9 | But as she reached the back door , the sound of a loud , angry voice stopped her in her tracks . |
| 10 | As she reached the last step Travis appeared through a door to her left . |
| 11 | ‘ The movement I enjoyed most was canter half-pass across the short diagonal with a flying change on the centre line , half-pass back across the diagonal and finishing with another flying change as we reached the outer track . |
| 12 | A following rocket then passed through the 50 km hole in the aurora and observed energetic electrons as they reached the denser atmosphere at the edges of the ‘ hole ’ . |
| 13 | In London , the Compact has been so successful that children who would previously have left as soon as they reached the school-leaving age of sixteen , are deciding to stay on at school to take further exams . |
| 14 | As they reached the outer suburbs it began to drizzle slightly and Preston switched the wipers on . |
| 15 | Lin Foh seemed incensed , but kept his voice down as they reached the outside steps of the Coroner 's Court . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , ’ said Henry as they reached the tiny office where he kept a telephone , ‘ I must go and teach my next pupil . |
| 17 | As they reached the front door , it flew open in their faces . |
| 18 | As they reached the middle landing where Joan stood in the shadows , as if by tacit consent the men paused for a brief rest , placing lantern and sack-shrouded burden on the floor . |
| 19 | He finally managed to light up as they reached the main road , and he blew a sidelong stream of blue smoke behind the Brigadier 's head . |
| 20 | The surface was badly pockmarked and the car bumped and bounced over the uneven thoroughfare , its journey only becoming smoother as they reached the main road that would lead them into Chichester itself . |
| 21 | As they reached the little anchorage she looked at the sea with resignation . |
| 22 | Indraugnir 's strength failed just as they reached the Blighted Isle . |
| 23 | The lorry changed into a lower gear as it reached the final slope . |
| 24 | The train slowed down as it reached the next station and the Punk stood up and came down the aisle towards them . |
| 25 | The crowds were out in force to cheer home Jodami as he reached the neighbouring village of Stillington . |
| 26 | As he reached the parked sports car he went into a rolling dive , still clutching his leg , and bounced himself off the bonnet and over the other side . |
| 27 | As he reached the front door he saw a strange sight . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , as he reached the critical moment when the knees start to tremble , his war wounded leg had collapsed under him , causing a premature withdrawal and an immediate loss of ardour as his bare bottom came into contact with the mud and water of the cinema bike park . |
| 29 | He would not , in fact , feel anything special as he reached the critical radius , and could pass the point of no return without noticing it . |
| 30 | ‘ Fernando , ’ she said softly as he reached the bottom step , ‘ this is ridiculous . |