Example sentences of "reached [adv prt] [coord] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Woolley reached down and shot the spur off Hawthorn 's left boot . |
| 2 | Seb reached down and put a hand over her mouth . |
| 3 | He reached down and grabbed the boy 's wrist . |
| 4 | She reached over and balanced the candle , which was dripping wax down one side . |
| 5 | Sharpe reached over and took the reins of the Dragoon 's horse . |
| 6 | Most everybody in the house had gone to work , or whatever it was they did during daylight , and as I was only two feet away I reached over and slipped the lock , taking the phone receiver with me . |
| 7 | The Mason reached over and snatched the purse , emptying about half of the contents into his own hand . |
| 8 | He reached over and found a table for his own cup . |
| 9 | And as Pete was standing , she reached over and closed the scrapbook . |
| 10 | She reached up and took the stone out of his hand . |
| 11 | Gabriel reached up and took the apple and bit into it greedily . |
| 12 | His hand reached up and brushed the hair back from her face , and then he was kissing her , his lips warm and gentle . |
| 13 | She reached up and brushed the graze on his cheek . |
| 14 | Haverford reached up and put a hand on the young man 's shoulder . |
| 15 | Woolley reached up and pulled the switch on the air-raid warning . |
| 16 | ‘ Help yourself , Billy , ’ said his uncle , and Billy reached up and pulled an apple from the tree . |
| 17 | Joy Prentice , who had been sitting motionless throughout , reached up and pinched a louse out of her head . |
| 18 | On impulse , Guy reached up and plucked the bud , avoiding the surrounding thorns . |
| 19 | I felt a sharp stab in my head so I reached up and found a piece of hay stuck in my hair , it must have come from the farm . |
| 20 | He took out the last reed — looked at it — was going to split it , but his horse reached back and snatched the reed from him . |
| 21 | He reached out and ran a hand through her hair . |
| 22 | He reached out and ran the back of his hand down her thigh . |
| 23 | It 's ridiculous , she thought angrily ; he can bring tears to my eyes just by making me remember the simple things , like the way he reached out and unlocked the seatbelt for me — he 'd done it with one fluid gesture , no fumbling with it — how he had flung his jacket on to the back seat with the same faultless grace , how he 'd sauntered round the back of the car with a bemused smile when he 'd winkled it into a tight spot . |
| 24 | Still watching me , he reached out and put the dice in the shaker , and threw it . |
| 25 | Burun reached out and took a cup . |
| 26 | T'zin reached out and took a cup of wine from a tray which was held by a N'pani who stood nearby . |
| 27 | She reached out and took the bottle from his hand and turned it around to examine the label , while he simply looked at her in amazement . |
| 28 | Alexei reached out and took the dart . |
| 29 | Marc reached out and took the receiver from between her fingers and spoke into it . |
| 30 | Her eyes were huge as she reached out and took the key from him . |