Example sentences of "they have reached [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They 'd reached a dramatic opening , and through it she could see the moon-silvered sea hundreds of feet below , moving in a slow , deep swell towards the foot of the cliffs .
2 They had reached a short flight of stone steps leading down to an open door , and she had no idea of how they had arrived there .
3 And then after they had reached the other end , erm one of the men would go and stand in the middle of the two and the and the other sitting down .
4 They had reached the other side of the common .
5 They had reached the back door and the muddle of trugs and boot scrapers and milk-bottle crates that lay outside it .
6 They had reached the rising curve in the road , where the plantation of young trees came into view , fringing Aurae Phiala with delicate pales of green .
7 They had reached the muffled prisoner and overrun his guards .
8 They had reached the main corridor when a hand touched her shoulder .
9 A few minutes later they had reached the main road and were heading through a clear November evening towards the north side of the spectacular Cornish peninsula .
10 Once they had reached the spiky barrier Trentham changed direction and began to crawl along the German side of the fence searching for a breach in the wire between them and safety .
11 The Gaullist Rally for the Republic ( RPR ) and the centrist Union for French Democracy ( UDF ) announced on April 10 that they had reached an electoral accord providing for a system of " primaries " for the presidential elections scheduled for 1995 and for " common candidates " in regional and legislative elections scheduled for 1992 and 1993 respectively .
12 However , if the parties have agreed the essential terms — price , quantity , date for performance — a court may find that they have reached a concluded contract on the telephone ( but see Levison v Patent Steam Carpet Cleaning Co Ltd [ 1978 ] QB 69 ) unless it can be established that the parties contemplated further formalities before concluding their contract .
13 Most perennials grow periodically , stopping before the end of the growing season when they have reached a particular stage , for example the production of winter buds .
14 They have reached the crucial point at which they can save because they have discharged other liabilities , but they will find such saving difficult .
15 And Mark Hateley , so named during his days in Italian football , believes Rangers are more than capable of taking on Europe 's best now they have reached the mini-league stage of the Champions Cup .
16 Five years on , they have reached an uneasy compromise of separate stages , each with its own cast of characters .
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