Example sentences of "as [pers pn] reach the " in BNC.
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1 | As I reach the open air on the far side of the back cover , having emerged from a cavern called the dungeon of lust , ten thousand voices will greet me with a joyous shout . |
2 | As I reach the corner of the building , a head pops out , unsmiling . |
3 | I 'll remi remind you of those again as I reach the various Lots . |
4 | Plectra I break as I reach the bottom of the spiral staircase on my way back to my little garret . |
5 | As I reached the road the jeep roared off with its dead and wounded , leaving in its wake the usual cloud of dust . |
6 | As I reached the door the woman smiled and said something in French which I did not understand . |
7 | As I reached the edge of the woods and stopped playing , I turned round and waved to Colonel Young . |
8 | As I reached the changing room again my heart was thumping inside my chest . |
9 | It felt like my wrist , but could n't have been , and as I reached the surface of consciousness , it was jerked from my hand and I was rocked fully awake by suddenly unburdened bedsprings as my Pop leapt from my bed to stand beside me . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | The rain came as I reached the drive of the hotel , set amongst trees , and I ventured along it in search of shelter . |
12 | Nine struck as I reached the dining-room . |
13 | As I reached the end of the student union building I looked back and gave a little finger-wiggle . |
14 | Dumping the monster hide as I reached the bottom of the shaft , I hurried away along some disused-looking passages , by then moving on bootless , bare and blistered feet . |
15 | A letter to Rohde contains , half-way through , the sign " N.B. " and , at the end , the following : " At the point marked N.B. , a message came calling me into town as soon as I reached the foot of the page ; now returned , I am trembling all over and can not free myself of it even by pouring out my heart to you . |
16 | As I reached the entrance to the lift the iron concertina gate clattered open . |
17 | As I reached the landing I heard Mrs Quigley say , ‘ We 're having the patio done . |
18 | Fenella must have heard me , as she appeared at her door as I reached the first landing . |
19 | So each one got a little harder as you reached the end of your tour ’ . |
20 | just as you reach the square you will pass , to your left , the Scuole Arcimbolde , a huge building adjacent to the church of Sant' Alessandro . |
21 | Your weight should suddenly move back as you reach the tip of the wave and you should pull the boom back over your head . |
22 | As you reach the waist , pull it up gently and return smoothly to the starting point ( see Fig. 3 ) . |
23 | The climb slowly eases off as you reach the summit plateau . |
24 | At the fork halfway up the hill you must keep by the cemetery side to find the Poly , which comes into view as you reach the parking lot at the top of the hill . |
25 | But if you have a slow , sad delivery , try to talk faster , and reach a climax at the end of one or two sentences , at least as you reach the end of the speech . |
26 | As soon as you reach the cross-over age where there is no longer a gain , you can contract back into SERPS . |
27 | Marie turned back to look at Bella as she reached the door . |
28 | Mungo asked , as she reached the stairs . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | 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 . |