Example sentences of "as [pron] reach " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I reach the open air on the far side of the back cover , having emerged from a cavern called the dungeon of lust , ten thousand voices will greet me with a joyous shout . |
| 2 | Ricardo shows great patience with me as I reach for the dictionary or , using a book and his long fingers , he makes the rituals clear to me . |
| 3 | If they carry on confounding chronology in this mendacious manner , they are likely to hit 30 as I reach 60 . |
| 4 | I look round as I reach a junction in the corridor and he quickly pops back into his office . |
| 5 | As I reach the corner of the building , a head pops out , unsmiling . |
| 6 | I shall make an announcement as soon as I reach a decision . |
| 7 | ‘ As soon as I reach Walsingham ! ’ he called over his shoulder . |
| 8 | I 'll remi remind you of those again as I reach the various Lots . |
| 9 | Plectra I break as I reach the bottom of the spiral staircase on my way back to my little garret . |
| 10 | As I reached the road the jeep roared off with its dead and wounded , leaving in its wake the usual cloud of dust . |
| 11 | As I reached the door the woman smiled and said something in French which I did not understand . |
| 12 | As I reached the edge of the woods and stopped playing , I turned round and waved to Colonel Young . |
| 13 | As I reached the changing room again my heart was thumping inside my chest . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | As I reached for the fallen picture he said to me , ‘ That door 's gooin' ter fall off its 'inges one of these times . ’ |
| 16 | As I rounded Ardmair Bay , the sky was bright but as I reached the scattered cottages and crofts of Strath Kanaird , none with an invitation to halt or stop , ominous yellow clouds formed overhead , obviously heralding a storm , and when Stac Polly came into sight , there was a spiralling column like a tornado above it . |
| 17 | The rain came as I reached the drive of the hotel , set amongst trees , and I ventured along it in search of shelter . |
| 18 | Nine struck as I reached the dining-room . |
| 19 | As I reached the end of the student union building I looked back and gave a little finger-wiggle . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | As I reached the entrance to the lift the iron concertina gate clattered open . |
| 24 | As I reached the landing I heard Mrs Quigley say , ‘ We 're having the patio done . |
| 25 | Fenella must have heard me , as she appeared at her door as I reached the first landing . |
| 26 | So each one got a little harder as you reached the end of your tour ’ . |
| 27 | As you reach your fifties , if not before , switch to a moisturiser containing UVA filters to help prevent further damage , such as Empathy Moisturising Lotion ( £3.29 for 125ml ) or Cream ( £3.29 for 50ml ) . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Your weight should suddenly move back as you reach the tip of the wave and you should pull the boom back over your head . |
| 30 | As you reach the waist , pull it up gently and return smoothly to the starting point ( see Fig. 3 ) . |