Example sentences of "as [pers pn] reached the " in BNC.

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1 As I reached the road the jeep roared off with its dead and wounded , leaving in its wake the usual cloud of dust .
2 As I reached the door the woman smiled and said something in French which I did not understand .
3 As I reached the edge of the woods and stopped playing , I turned round and waved to Colonel Young .
4 As I reached the changing room again my heart was thumping inside my chest .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 The rain came as I reached the drive of the hotel , set amongst trees , and I ventured along it in search of shelter .
8 Nine struck as I reached the dining-room .
9 As I reached the end of the student union building I looked back and gave a little finger-wiggle .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 As I reached the entrance to the lift the iron concertina gate clattered open .
13 As I reached the landing I heard Mrs Quigley say , ‘ We 're having the patio done .
14 Fenella must have heard me , as she appeared at her door as I reached the first landing .
15 So each one got a little harder as you reached the end of your tour ’ .
16 Marie turned back to look at Bella as she reached the door .
17 Mungo asked , as she reached the stairs .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 Then , just as she reached the edge of the road , Miss Clinton flashed by .
21 As she reached the gate at the farther edge she could see right under the low bridge — and as she looked she saw the van turn the bend at the top of the short hill leading to the bridge , and increase speed down it .
22 She found quite a rare one just as she reached the other edge of the wood .
23 Up the tree she had decided to make a dash for home as soon as she reached the ground , without giving the witch a chance to grab her , but now she did n't do it .
24 She opened the throttle again as she reached the quarter mile straight of Castle Walk
25 As she reached the outskirts of the town she stopped to ask the way , and then discovered that the traffic on the road past the White Lion was being diverted because of an accident .
26 I did n't ask for you to come down , ’ Miss Jarman greeted her as she reached the bottom .
27 Then , as she reached the dock 's edge , she suddenly checked .
28 ‘ Thunder coming up , I should n't wonder , Doctor , ’ she said , as she reached the pram where , at the sight of her , the child became more vociferous and waved his arms about excitedly .
29 The mare 's breath was roaring as she reached the crest .
30 As she reached the doors they came open , the button pressed by two people outside .
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