Reaching

We must prevent the fire from reaching the gunpowder at any cost.

It left at two, reaching Rome at four.

The car ran out of gas before reaching the city.

After six hours' climbing, we finally succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain.

I succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain.

There is no way of reaching the island other than by boat.

We have had difficulty reaching you by phone.

He called up his uncle on reaching Matsuyama.

The trade balance registered a surplus of $76 billion, with exports reaching $314 billion and imports $238 billion.

Don't you find yourself reaching for things with '20% extra' written on them?