Example sentences of "we have reached a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 So situations are reviewed and we do look at monitored traffic flows for example , we do look at our justifications and if there are reasons for a change we can go back , so it 's not irreversible by any means , that is the current committed preferred route however and I did n't want to give an indication that by changing the diagram we were saying everything 's opened up again , cos clearly we 've reached a stage that the County Council 's declared it 's a preferred route and that 's
2 So , for instance at this point we 've reached a stage where we 've got very important solidarity action in our favour including the fact that there are four main education unions , for instance , that are boycotting all Maxwell products which is a tremendous thing for an educational publisher to have .
3 We 've reached a watershed in Beattie-tudes .
4 We 've reached a break in the programme : she seems to be overreacting to an advert for the hot dogs and popcorn on sale in the foyer .
5 At last we had reached a road that led to a place called Ritjemjokk where we telephoned home and did all the civilized things in life ; like sitting on a loo seat , for a long time .
6 We had reached a position of stalemate — but a position which for the sake of the Government had to be settled .
7 We had reached a point , ’ says Taiwo , ‘ where clients were always asking us , ‘ And where is your shop ? ’ ’
8 I simply wish to point out that if it is supposed that Karen Parsons and I embarked that afternoon with the intention of drowning her husband , why did we wait till we had reached a point where our criminal acts were overlooked by at least fifteen witnesses ?
9 It may be that , at least in the Western World , we have reached a level of wealth where we can afford to be concerned about the environment .
10 Since the days when oysters were as everyday a dish as hamburgers are now , we have reached a point where each person eats only an average of 1.2oz of fresh fish a week .
11 Right meditation : the true meaning of meditation is a training of the mind to its limits until we have reached a point where we are fully aware of our true nature and free from our desires , fears and intolerance .
12 It is as though we have reached a plane beyond normal feelings .
13 This is the point behind all this discussion , is n't it , that erm , we have reached a stage where certain things er , we take for granted as being difficult , as being frightening
14 Mr Lang stated : ‘ I 'm not going to start answering specific questions about specific aspects of how one of the individual solutions we may chose will apply until we have reached a conclusion about the right way forward then we can address this issue and debate it fully , but as things stand at present I see no reason to have to change that law . ’
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