Example sentences of "up and reach for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only then did he zip himself up and reach for the telephone . |
| 2 | Without turning on the light she sat up and reached for her bottle and glass , faintly alarmed to discover she could find them both by feel alone . |
| 3 | ‘ Navan ! ’ called the driver , and I jumped up and reached for my bag . |
| 4 | Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle . |
| 5 | He stood up and reached for his dressing gown . |
| 6 | I scrambled up and reached for the eject button on the cassette deck . |
| 7 | The Doctor hauled himself up and reached for the tank 's hyper reverse facility . |
| 8 | He stood up and reached for his hat . |
| 9 | He got up and reached for the phone . |
| 10 | An unmarked Ford Escort pulled out from the kerb slow enough to give me plenty of time to ease up and reach for the horn . |