Example sentences of "[noun pl] as they reached [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Dragoons were bunched like steeplechasers as they reached the foot of the slope . |
| 2 | It was a misty night and she could hear the sound of the water lapping against the pilings as they reached the riverside lane . |
| 3 | He continued walking , past a queue of people filing aboard a sight-seeing bus , jostling for the best positions as they reached the open upper deck . |
| 4 | Twenty minutes later Luke pulled back on the reins as they reached the crossroads . |
| 5 | A following rocket then passed through the 50 km hole in the aurora and observed energetic electrons as they reached the denser atmosphere at the edges of the ‘ hole ’ . |
| 6 | He fairly hauled her along the street afterwards , giving her no time for nerves as they reached a white-painted door with a large brass dragon for a knocker . |
| 7 | The first big globes of rain splattered their backs as they reached the village . |