Example sentences of "they have reached [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When Adam stopped , she saw they 'd reached a lane running between the backs of houses .
2 They 'd reached the turning into the Square .
3 And as he had n't at first referred to the wedding-dress , last night or until they 'd reached the spinney that morning , so he did n't refer now to the fantasies of Timothy Gedge that were turning out not to be fantasies at all .
4 They 'd reached the door of the apartment before she broke the silence .
5 They 'd reached the end of the pool and Tim flipped over dramatically under the water .
6 What if he was to fall here , before they 'd reached the loft ?
7 They 'd reached the side of the boat and Guido 's hands were at her waist , about to hoist her up on board .
8 Once again they 'd reached an impasse , but in truth it really did n't matter .
9 They 'll accept , but only because they feel they 've reached the end of the line .
10 In the result the justices on the second day of the hearing , the evidence having been taken the day before and the justices having indicated that they had reached a decision but would give their reasons the next day , made not an interim care order but two prohibited steps orders .
11 Mr Martin stood and asked if they had reached a verdict .
12 He remained silent until they had reached a flight of three stone steps between one lawn and a higher one , where Stephen was waiting .
13 They had reached a neighbourhood of huge trees and old houses .
14 They had reached a stretch of mountain where the ground was comparatively parallel with the sky .
15 I had the impression that they had reached a moment of reflection in some important exchange .
16 They had reached a junction .
17 They had reached the bar .
18 They had reached the top of the hill when they heard the first soul-chilling , baying call .
19 Slowly they moved on up the slope , using the trees for protection , watching and listening until they had reached the top , and open ground .
20 Through eyes watering from smoke and dust Isabel saw daylight and the castle entrance and knew they had reached the guard-room .
21 They had reached the grave , and Ace obediently turned to face the crowd , so that they could n't see her freed hands , which had previously been hidden by Petion 's body .
22 They had reached the door , and the motor was waiting to convey them back to Hampstead .
23 They had reached the door of his room now and , as Harry opened it , Madeleine went past him and sat down on the edge of his old brass bedstead .
24 They had reached the centre of Haslemere now and their progress had slowed amidst a tangle of straying pedestrians and lumbering delivery vans .
25 They had reached the beginning of Western Road and were passing the Cork & Muskerry Railway station .
26 They had reached the beginning of the wood and still neither had spoken .
27 By early evening they had reached the documentary department offices on the second floor and in one desk , at the back of an open drawer , was the pair of scissors .
28 They had reached the apartment block and there was a café below it with white metal tables and chairs out on the street .
29 Ranulf laughed and baited him , Corbett heard him out until they had reached the jetty at Dalmeny .
30 They had reached the green .
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