Example sentences of "reach [adv] and [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worse still , she longed to reach up and smooth the ruffled disorder caused by his impatient gesture . |
| 2 | All she wanted , as she sat motionless beside him in the luxurious interior of the Aston Martin , was to reach out and touch the muscular , sun-bronzed knee so close to her own slender legs . |
| 3 | She wanted desperately to reach out and touch the angular cheekbone , to run her fingertips along the firm , sensuous lips … |
| 4 | Claire reaches over and puts the used Kleenex on the next table . |
| 5 | He reached in and wrenched the little bundle of plastic bands out of my hands , and I sat there , silent , watching as he fumbled the bands into position with the little cup to hold the weapon under his right armpit . |
| 6 | Shepherd switched the hologram off , then reached in and lifted the flexible plate up . |
| 7 | The General reached down and took the little bouquet . |
| 8 | Bella 's fingers reached down and began a slow upward movement on the inside of Johnny 's thigh , the long scarlet nails making a faint scratching sound on the material of his trousers . |
| 9 | A huge hand reached down and put a little tray on the packed earth under the floor . |
| 10 | She managed to make a half turn so that she could see the silver door , because perhaps she could reach out and reach over and grasp the elaborate handle and somehow pull herself out . |
| 11 | Anyway , before taking my hand away I reached over and pinched the tender flesh on the inside of Karen 's leg until she moaned . |
| 12 | At the doorway she reached up and slotted the new dā telo twig between the stones above the lintel . |
| 13 | Evelyn hesitated fractionally , then reached up and executed a perfect capital ‘ H ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ What the hon gentleman [ Mr David Blunkett ] has failed to identify is how , in the context of many adverse social , economic , and employment factors , we can reach out and provide a decent health service . |
| 15 | I think that the church has the responsibility to continue to find new and innovative ways of reaching out and doing a better job and that is er testimony to the fact that we can continue to reach out to persons who are suffering in many ways , and I would appreciate and look forward to learning better from you how to do that and would be happy to share . |
| 16 | Suddenly he reached out and tugged a small , black feather from the fringe of his cloak . |
| 17 | He cleared the board and was about to play again when the boy 's hand reached out and took a white stone from the bowl to his left . |
| 18 | Mrs Ainsworth reached out and lifted the bedraggled black morsel . |
| 19 | Desmond reached out and laid a sympathetic hand on her arm . |
| 20 | He studied her for a long time , then reached out and touched a wet strand of her hair . |
| 21 | Wu Shih reached out and touched the young T'ang 's arm . |
| 22 | Then , a growing wonder filling his eyes , he reached out and touched the hanging chain . |
| 23 | I reached out and touched the rough , sawn surface . |
| 24 | Isabel reached out and grasped the heavy chain attached to the drawbridge , fighting for breath and the strength to drag herself upright . |
| 25 | He reached out and caressed the tiny creature , and Robbie felt her insides quiver . |
| 26 | He reached out and stroked the little head . |
| 27 | I reached round and got a good handful of his arse . |
| 28 | Expertly , her mother reached forward and repinned the falling curl . |
| 29 | Reach out and touch the firm silky feathers of its back , the downy feathers of its breast . |