The men with the buckets were gone when he reached the stairs.

If not, Stan would have to use shots to reach the stairs.

He reached the rear stairs and took them three at a time.

His voice was booming names even before he reached the stairs.

He had hardly reached the stairs before Pat's door opened.

When I reached the stairs, he called good-bye to me again.

He came out of the front parlor and stopped her before she'd reached the stairs.

He had reached the stairs, when a gun spoke from the office window.

Despite our every effort he managed to reach the stairs and mount them.

They reached the stairs and went up to the second story.