Example sentences of "[verb] when he reached [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The papers to which he had referred , and which he kept in a tin box underneath his bed , contained an unexpected coda to this small adventure — an unfortunate little postscript which reminded me how Captain Scott must have felt when he reached the South Pole only to find that Amundsen had beaten him to it . |
| 2 | But the time came when he reached the age when the farmer had to pay sixpence a week for his insurance stamp , and he was sent back home because the man said he could n't afford it . |
| 3 | The breaking point came when he reached the side of the gazebo . |
| 4 | He took out an endowment policy ten years ago to mature when he reached the age of sixty . ’ |
| 5 | She hoped he 'd stop when he reached the next supporting strut . |
| 6 | He did not pause to rest when he reached the next hedge , but continued on , driving his exhausted body ruthlessly onwards . |
| 7 | He clattered down the stairs two , three at a time , and almost fell when he reached the bottom . |
| 8 | ‘ Sell me your daughter , Li Lu , ’ he cried when he reached the house , ‘ and I will release you from half your debt to me . ’ |
| 9 | That satisfaction would smartly have evaporated when he reached the clearing and found me gone . |
| 10 | Daylight had long broken when he reached the inevitable conclusion : he was ready to confront the murderer . |