He reached down behind the copying machine, releasing the one flame onto a group of soaked power cords.

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He reached down under his greasy T-shirt and pulled out a nine-millimetre cartridge that was attached to a string around his neck.

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He reached down and lifted his pant leg, folded it back, and showed me a barcode attached at the seam.

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He stepped down in 2008 when he reached the age of 80, suggesting a new precedent that "White Popes" might also like to follow.

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As he reached for the silk, he looked down.

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Heading down the main corridor, he reached the kitchen, where he saw a refrigerator blocking the back door.

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When he reached employment age, he was not able to hold down a job.

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Then he slowly put the bottle down on the table and reached for the tonic water.

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Before he could reply, I had reached his side and sat down on a lounge chair next to him, a striped one.

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The second seed took the lead for the first time in the third game of the opening set when he reached a well-placed volley by Roddick and fired a down the line winner back past his unbelieving opponent.

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But the day the verdict was reached, Herbert noticed that he was having trouble reading the newspaper, and he felt like he might be coming down with the flu.

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