Example sentences of "[vb past] reached [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said of his winter sporting expedition : ‘ I felt I 'd reached a decent standard by the end of the week , although I did take a tumble or two . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Even though she knew in her heart of hearts that this could never last , she felt as though she 'd reached a safe harbour after sailing in a vast , unfriendly sea . |
| 4 | She 'd reached a floodlit clearing where a group of costumed dancers were performing , brilliant in pink skirts , white petticoats , black bodices and bright head-scarves . |
| 5 | In September 1989 the Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank reported that the combined external debt of Arab countries had reached a record high of US$140,000 million ( from US$68,000 million in 1982 ) . |
| 6 | By late medieval times in the fourteenth century , British cattle had reached a low point , literally : the average height was about 106cm and they were still generally short-horned . |
| 7 | I could not see the ravine and its bald cliff edges on account of the trees and shrubs that had reached a confident maturity despite long years of unprotected infancy and adolescence . |
| 8 | As Mellowes said , negotiations had reached a tricky stage . |
| 9 | And although Thornton seemed the obvious choice to the outside world , relationships with him had reached a new low in October 1985 . |
| 10 | In early March 1990 the two countries had reached a separate agreement providing for the withdrawal of all remaining Soviet troops by 1992 . |
| 11 | He had hoped to get the award cancelled because his co-defendant , Nigel Watts had reached a separate agreement with Lord Aldington . |
| 12 | Count Tolstoy argued that he should have libel damages waived against him because the man with whom he shared the debt had reached a separate agreement with Lord Aldington . |
| 13 | Indeed , until cartography had reached a certain level of development it was very difficult to think of frontiers at all in these linear terms . |
| 14 | Meh'Lindi had reached a small neglected storeroom cluttered with dusty , cobwebbed tools . |
| 15 | Immunization levels for the six vaccine-preventable childhood diseases had reached a global average of 80 per cent , while the access to oral rehydration therapy — the best treatment for diarrhoeal diseases — had increased to 70 per cent . |
| 16 | He had argued that Spain and Inca Peru had reached a parallel stage of social and cultural development at the point of the conquest , allowing the possibility of fusion . |
| 17 | The whole world held its breath and waited , sensing that the battle had reached a crucial juncture . |
| 18 | In March he was summoned north by the news that the negotiations with Louis VII had reached a crucial stage . |
| 19 | ‘ I did n't want to cause you unnecessary anxiety until Dr Craig-Dunlop and the specialist consultants had reached a definite conclusion . ’ |
| 20 | On Aug. 23 it was announced that the constitutional conference had reached a broad agreement on all outstanding issues . |
| 21 | by 1976 , it had reached a similar degree of complexity and confusion . |
| 22 | They indicated that both of the main political parties had reached a similar conclusion . |
| 23 | An August politburo meeting had reached a similar conclusion [ see p. 37643 ] . |
| 24 | The erosion of their political and social ‘ basis of legitimation ’ , stretching deep into the pre-war era , had reached a critical level during the Weimar Republic . |
| 25 | The reason must be that since the dispute over women had reached a critical phase by the end of 1909 , very few girl apprentices were taken on after that . |
| 26 | Indications that a gradual change in outlook had reached a critical point , came just before Christmas when we were invited to participate in high-level talks with the Commission on a new National Forestry Strategy . |
| 27 | The research messages had reached a wide audience of professionals in this way , and they were echoed in the language and recommendations of the White Paper . |
| 28 | I needed to be reassured that I had reached a hospitable culture … |
| 29 | On Nov. 19 , ITAR-TASS reported that Georgian and Abkhaz forces had reached a 10-day ceasefire agreement to allow Russian troops to leave Sukhumi . |
| 30 | He revelled in music and had reached a well-matured view of life and people , and was happy . |