Example sentences of "as [pron] reach the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plectra I break as I reach the bottom of the spiral staircase on my way back to my little garret . |
| 2 | As I reach the corner of the building , a head pops out , unsmiling . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The rain came as I reached the drive of the hotel , set amongst trees , and I ventured along it in search of shelter . |
| 5 | As I reached the edge of the woods and stopped playing , I turned round and waved to Colonel Young . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | As I reached the door the woman smiled and said something in French which I did not understand . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | As I reached the road the jeep roared off with its dead and wounded , leaving in its wake the usual cloud of dust . |
| 10 | As I reached the end of the student union building I looked back and gave a little finger-wiggle . |
| 11 | As I reached the entrance to the lift the iron concertina gate clattered open . |
| 12 | Nine struck as I reached the dining-room . |
| 13 | As I reached the landing I heard Mrs Quigley say , ‘ We 're having the patio done . |
| 14 | As I reached the changing room again my heart was thumping inside my chest . |
| 15 | So each one got a little harder as you reached the end of your tour ’ . |
| 16 | At the fork halfway up the hill you must keep by the cemetery side to find the Poly , which comes into view as you reach the parking lot at the top of the hill . |
| 17 | As you reach the waist , pull it up gently and return smoothly to the starting point ( see Fig. 3 ) . |
| 18 | just as you reach the square you will pass , to your left , the Scuole Arcimbolde , a huge building adjacent to the church of Sant' Alessandro . |
| 19 | Your weight should suddenly move back as you reach the tip of the wave and you should pull the boom back over your head . |
| 20 | The climb slowly eases off as you reach the summit plateau . |
| 21 | But if you have a slow , sad delivery , try to talk faster , and reach a climax at the end of one or two sentences , at least as you reach the end of the speech . |
| 22 | As soon as you reach the cross-over age where there is no longer a gain , you can contract back into SERPS . |
| 23 | I did n't ask for you to come down , ’ Miss Jarman greeted her as she reached the bottom . |
| 24 | Elaine chuckled as she reached the bottom of the cliff and jumped from a smooth , rounded boulder into the shallow water . |
| 25 | She added as she reached the bottom of the stairs where Miss Merchiston had arrived to meet her , ‘ I 've told the mistress as how Miss Kyte is come at last , and she said to bring her up straight . ’ |
| 26 | As she reached the bottom of the stairs , Araminta herself waylaid her , coming out of the shadows to place herself in the companion 's way . |
| 27 | The bell rang as she reached the bottom of the stairs , and she hurried to answer the door , feeling her pulse skip a beat when she found Luke standing on the step . |
| 28 | As she reached the bottom step a slight fair-haired man , head down and hurrying , almost cannoned into her . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The thunder started as she reached the gate , a great crash and then a long roll of drums . |