Irene couldn't have reached the hall, nor come back into the office.
He reached the hall first and scooped up the phone.
I suspect that he died at about the time we reached the outer hall.
His shouts, as they reached the hall, brought a policeman running from the front door.
They reached the hall just in time to see him closing the door.
He reached the hall where the prison rooms were kept.
They reached the hall and she saw safety beyond the open door.
She must pass them to reach the hall and the little study where the telephone was kept.
I reached the hall just as he got to the top of the stairs.
She almost broke into a run to reach the hall.