Example sentences of "[conj] she reaches the " in BNC.

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1 I have heard it denied that the candles — different candles — glimmer for every child when he or she reaches the age of three or four , but of course that denial is nonsense ; simply , most children are asleep in the depths of the night when the candles shine out .
2 After she reaches the mountain stronghold of the guerrillas , the ‘ Old Woman with the 2 pistols ’ who leads the guerrillas , commiserates with her , but she rallies round , and makes a speech saying that her husband 's death will spur her on to fight with new vigour for the Liberation .
3 Most of them hit the floor , but he manages to shoot Maud Havernick four times as she tries to flee , and fells Michèle Richard with another shot before she reaches the door .
4 When she reaches the roof there is a remarkable section :
5 As she reaches the edge of the water , the female half-buries herself in the sand .
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