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‘Persons may reach a destination.’

[⟨det (plur person.n)⟩ reach.v ⟨det destination.n⟩]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

By the time we reached our first destination and camping spot, things were closing up.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

INTERNET AND WEB In the early 1970’s, Vint Cerf (the mathematician and computer scientist) and Robert Kahn (the Engineer) took the first step, when they figured out a way of splitting information into small packets and sending it from one computer to another in such a way that the packets could be put back together when they reached their destination.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

INTERNET AND WEB In the early 1970’s, Vint Cerf (the mathematician and computer scientist) and Robert Kahn (the Engineer) took the first step, when they figured out a way of splitting information into small packets and sending it from one computer to another in such a way that the packets could be put back together when they reached their destination.
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In Wikipedia:

By the time they reached their destination 61 of the prisoners had died from suffocation.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Mr. Fix – it and friend’s husband decided (without really consulting or informing us) that they would take the big kids (and the water) and just keep hiking until they reached our destination and then wait for us there.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

So even b4 we had actually reached our destination, we were back by two hours.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

When we reached our destination, and reason behind this whole adventure, we were pretty excited.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Once we reach our destination, she and I get change & headed off to the sea to wet ourselves up.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The bus driver would not, stating policy; she wouldn’t let anyone off until we reached the destination.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I found myself wondering precisely what sort of journal Traherne was given, bearing in mind that books in the 17 th century were very valuable things indeed, and not the $ 6 Harlequin romances we buy to read on the airplane and then bin the moment we reach our destination.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“We walked, camera in hand, on the gorgeous June day, discovering new alleys and parks until we reached our first destination – a classic Paris restaurant called La Truffiere.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Laughing for but a moment at the sight, Atkinson then said, “Quick, to the shrimping bay, before we reach our destination!
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We needed to be at our shuttle by a set time, the venue was claustrophobically packed, and we feared we would lose each other, all of which forced us to hold hands till we reached our destination.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Here’s an excerpt from the speech per the Washington Post: There is a new wave of change all around us, and if we set our compass true, we will reach our destination – not merely victory for our Party, but renewal for our nation.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We reached our destination only to discover that there are absolutely no party provisions.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

14 – July, Monday (Local Time) The flight to Manila took about 11 – hours and it was long but not as bad knowing we had reached our destination.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Finally, we reached today’s destination; Stratford upon Avon, the bard’s birthplace…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

After a quick lunch in St. Hyacinthe, we reached our first destination, the Olympic Stadium, at around 2 pm.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In the afternoon we reached our destination at the southern end of the Sundarbans.
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Queried on 2013-05-26.