Example sentences of "[to-vb] [subord] [pers pn] reach the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took out an endowment policy ten years ago to mature when he reached the age of sixty . ’ |
| 2 | To send a player streaking across the pitch ( do n't get excited , Lucy — I did n't mean literally ! ) , push the joystick in the direction you wish to go until he reaches the required speed . |
| 3 | But he was clearly in a hurry , so it would have to wait until they reached the palazzo . |
| 4 | These problems , and those which surround the major role-reversal , frequently remain unconsidered and undiscussed within families , thereby enabling problems to grow until they reach the stage of ‘ granny bashing ’ or ‘ granny dumping ’ when care is withdrawn , and even family breakdown occurs . |
| 5 | An observer sitting on the star 's surface could , in theory , trace the history of the object as it continues to shrink until it reaches the so called space-time singularity , when all its mass is concentrated into a point . |
| 6 | But Hendry had more reasons to smile as he reached the mid-session interval with a vital 3-1 advantage . |
| 7 | ‘ What are we supposed to do when we reach the Cesena road ? ’ she went on . |
| 8 | He did not pause to rest when he reached the next hedge , but continued on , driving his exhausted body ruthlessly onwards . |
| 9 | There they are , not a stitch on them , they say what they mean , do what they want , eat when they 're hungry , make love as if it 's the most natural thing in the world * , and lie down to die when they reach the end of their lives . |
| 10 | What was she going to face when they reached the privacy of the solar ? |
| 11 | ‘ Neither team had a lot to offer when they reached the 18-yard line and I ca n't really see the replay being much different . ’ |
| 12 | In the early stages of migration , the peasants come from the richer and more developed rural areas and so frequently have more skills to offer when they reach the town , than those in the less developed areas . |
| 13 | The applicant did not wish to retire when she reached the age of 60 and that requirement was waived by the authority until shortly after her sixty-second birthday , when she was dismissed . |
| 14 | Her frock was already soaked , but she paid no heed to that , because she could see she would certainly get wet from feet to head before she reached the farther bank . |