Example sentences of "[noun sg] reached for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The IM reached for the telephone that linked him by direct line to Bacton . |
| 2 | The boy reached for a chopper and began briskly to decapitate the birds . |
| 3 | The policewoman reached for a form . |
| 4 | When her father reached for a cigarette , Miranda intercepted his hand as it searched for his lighter , and touched the flame to the tip to make contact with him . |
| 5 | Her father reached for the tea pot . |
| 6 | Another woman reached for the speaker 's hand and started stroking it . |
| 7 | The Admiral reached for the pipe that lay on the table beside him , took out a tobacco pouch , filled the pipe carefully , lit it , sucked in the smoke and blew it out luxuriously . |
| 8 | Folly reached for the towelling bathrobe that hung behind the door , and made her way out into the corridor . |
| 9 | Instinctively her hand reached for a light switch . |
| 10 | It was now … she caught a glimpse of a man 's gold watch as his hand reached for a drink , and saw to her consternation that it was already after eight . |
| 11 | His rounded hand reached for the light switch . |
| 12 | His hand reached for the knife on his belt . |
| 13 | His free hand reached for the bottle again , then pulled back . |
| 14 | Unconsciously his hand reached for the pocket of the greatcoat he was not wearing , where he kept his silver flask . |
| 15 | The Toronto Sunday Star reached for the superlatives with the release of his 1987 LP Road to Bayamon : ‘ A stinky travelogue of carny lust and human sorrow that reveals a literate and keen-eyed songsmith , one who seems inclined to suss out small truths rather than indulge in epic pretensions . ’ |
| 16 | The chauffeur reached for the car phone . |
| 17 | A man behind the young mother reached for the microphone , but this time Gerrard held on firmly . |