Example sentences of "at [adj] they [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first they used the sun and stars . |
| 2 | At last they reached the workshop . |
| 3 | When at last they reached the maize fields they stopped . |
| 4 | But at last they reached the top of the crowded gangway . |
| 5 | They climbed over stones and through narrow openings between trees , and at last they reached the very top of the hill . |
| 6 | At last they reached the station and watched the milk being lifted on to the train . |
| 7 | ‘ Snodgrass , ’ Oliver remarked , picking up Angela 's quotation , when at last they reached the safety of the gardens far below , ‘ do not let me be baulked in this matter — do not obtain the assistance of several stalwart Lionisers to carry me prostrate back to Broadstairs , do not listen to me when I say never , never again shall I visit a sight connected to the late great Mr Charles Dickens . |
| 8 | At last they reached the village and joined the rest of the crowd as they thronged towards the green in front of the parish church . |
| 9 | But at last they reached the top and set out along a ridge under the clear blue sky , valleys running steeply to left and right of them . |