Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] they reach [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The youths drove on until they reached a stretch of unmade road where they pulled up , but quickly left after they were disturbed by the sound of a barking dog . |
| 32 | She stumbled off the edge of the concrete path , and immediately his flashlight was directed towards the ground and at the same time he pressed her arm more tightly into his side , and like this they walked on until they reached the wood , and there their steps slowed and quietly he asked , ‘ Where 's he gone tonight ? ’ |
| 33 | Henry Mayhew described how the costers preferred tasty cable-cord trousers , ‘ made to fit tightly at the knee and swell gradually until they reached the boot , which they nearly cover ’ . |
| 34 | It was quieter still when they reached the place . |
| 35 | Perhaps the most difficult skill for amateur performers to acquire , though , is the art of speaking to microphone at a constant voice level : most tend to start off strongly as they launch into their speeches , but gradually tail off as they reach the end . |
| 36 | He finally managed to light up as they reached the main road , and he blew a sidelong stream of blue smoke behind the Brigadier 's head . |
| 37 | Ambulance Chief Alan Murray defended his men 's actions pointing out that they reached the Royal in seven minutes . |
| 38 | The hills levelled out as they reached the crests , and they could see a vast , rolling country expanding blindingly far northwards ; a sea of white frozen breakers tumbling into an unknown shore under a clear sky . |
| 39 | Suddenly the road grew wider and the trees were left behind as they reached a small town of almost glaringly white buildings set against a backdrop of hills and fronted by a tiny harbour . |
| 40 | If you cut them back when they reach a manageable height they 'll retain their shape but will sprout a forest of shoots at the top . |
| 41 | It was n't until they reached the walls of Assisi that she spoke again . |
| 42 | Howard had anticipated losses well before they reached the river . |
| 43 | They saw the camp-fires lighting up the winter dusk well before they reached the Hoddom area , near where the Water of Milk joined Annan , which meant , of course , that the enemy ahead presumably would be apt to see them also ; but it was practically impossible to hide the presence of a major army anyway . |
| 44 | On the far side they followed the river about a mile downstream until they reached the same narrow point where the temporary bridge is constructed every year . |
| 45 | If you 're the earner , and she 's looking after the children , it 's usually down to you to make regular payments for the children 's upkeep at least until they reach the age of seventeen — and longer if they 're still in education . |
| 46 | They waded across till they reached a vantage point fifty metres short of the closest tentacle . |
| 47 | Maybe when they reached the lake some better opportunity would present itself . |
| 48 | She sighed ecstatically as they reached the cliff-top and a warm breeze caught her hair and whirled it high above her head . |
| 49 | The traditional careers of doctor , dentist , lawyer , solicitor , accountant , actuary , vet , structural engineer and pharmacist are united by the certainty that their salaries will continue to rise steadily until they reach the top of their professions . |
| 50 | Those last would not be required again until they reached the last mile of the return trip . |
| 51 | It 's also a way of saying that Pentiums will be with us for a while , overlapping the life cycles of both the 80486 and P6 , and that it will be some time yet before they reach a competitive price-performance curve . |
| 52 | It 's also a way of saying that Pentiums will be with us for a while , overlapping the life cycles of both the 80486 and P6 , and that it will be some time yet before they reach a competitive price/performance curve . |
| 53 | Jimmy had pulled himself together again when they reached the third landing . |
| 54 | She heard Rodo 's voice again as they reached the top . |
| 55 | The Brigadier was panting a little as they reached the top of the slope . |