Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] reached the " in BNC.
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| 1 | News of the men 's golf included Mr. H. le Fleming Shepherd 's efforts in the Amateur Championship at St Andrew 's where he reached the 3rd round . |
| 2 | The toilet consisted of a wc and basin , and the room was too small to get a ladder in there , so I reached the ceiling by standing on a chair . |
| 3 | My natural instinct once I reached the rather intimidating environment of London was to seek out other lesbians . |
| 4 | Once I reached the ski-road I thought I was ‘ home and dry ’ , until turning a bend I was confronted by a bull . |
| 5 | Her steps could no longer be heard below , once she reached the corridor . |
| 6 | Once you reached the sacristy door at the back of the church , you took off and hid both robe and ring and entered the sacristy as Dame Agatha , the dutiful nun . |
| 7 | Once we reached the far side of the bridge we went via a very old iron kissing gate into the field which early in summer was always a mass of buttercups . |
| 8 | Once we reached the banks of the reedy Frystetjorn Lake , over 1,700ft above sea level , we rested our weary bodies . |
| 9 | The driveway was still snowed up , but once they reached the road there was a narrow track between high mounds on each side . |
| 10 | Maybe I was hoping for the impossible — that they 'd control their situation once they reached the football stadiums . |
| 11 | Once they reached the ground they shook their wings violently , until they fell off . |
| 12 | Once they reached the canal bank , however , Robbie had no doubt that she 'd done the right thing . |
| 13 | Once he reached the stairs he felt safer . |
| 14 | He also had a great deal of ability , but like all the older ones had to leave school and go out to work to help support the family once he reached the end of primary school . |
| 15 | It is thought that previously matured vitrinite would begin to undergo maturation again once it reached the maximum temperature to which it had been originally exposed . |
| 16 | I crept along the riverside until I reached the culvert and hid myself among the banks of sweet cicely to read my book . |
| 17 | Should I give up the unequal struggle and wait until I reached the age of 16 ? |
| 18 | I tried to look straight ahead until I reached the top , then I entered our attic room and stood there as my eyes accustomed themselves to the dim light . |
| 19 | After crossing several fields I turned down to the right to follow a metalled road for a while until I reached the first real treat of the day , the Roman road . |
| 20 | I wanted to light a match , but knew there were only four matches left now , and that I must wait until I reached the Bible-box where I could first make a handful of paper spills to keep the flame going . |
| 21 | As she ran along the track to the road , she had an eerie sense that she was acting out something she had done before , but she could not pin it down until she reached the road and turned right , towards the village . |
| 22 | Catherine climbed worn wooden stairs , up five flights in all , until she reached the attic storey . |
| 23 | Still on autopilot , she left the lift two Levels below 281 , and went unstoppably through the narrow sideways and gangpaths until she reached the room . |
| 24 | Tucking the loaf into her shirt top , Jess wrapped herself monkey-like , legs and arms round the rope , swinging across the scummy water hand over hand , gripping and letting go with easy rhythm until she reached the side of the brig . |
| 25 | Her mind in turmoil , her thoughts entirely on escape , she hardly drew breath until she reached the sanctuary of the tall displays in the bedding and linen department on the ground floor and saw the safety of the store 's side door beckoning to her . |
| 26 | He ran after her , calling her name , but she ignored him and kept running until she reached the road . |
| 27 | She kept right on swimming , until she reached the other side . |
| 28 | Not until she reached the door of her room did she respond to Mrs Beavis . |
| 29 | Bertrand de Podensac was already a client of Amanieu VII d'Albret in 1296 and appointed Albret as ‘ tutor de … ma heretere ’ , with full power to exercise custody over his heiress and her lands until she reached the age of fourteen . |
| 30 | It was not until she reached the age of specialization that she realized how well she had succeeded , although she had had her suspicions : but at the age of fifteen , at the moment of choice , the moment from which the Arts stretched away in one direction and the Sciences in another , never to meet again , she realized that Mrs Hill and Miss Haines had actually been fighting over her . |