Example sentences of "reach out for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The baby 's attention is drawn to the potty before being placed on it : the aim was to teach the babies to reach out for the potty to indicate they wanted to use it . |
| 2 | Notwithstanding the merit and extent of his achievements , Gavin Hastings still retains the desire to reach out for the best of which he is capable with as yet undiminished zest : ‘ Unless you set yourself tasks and ambitions , unless you have new targets , there is n't much point in playing . |
| 3 | It swung open as he was about to reach out for the handle . |
| 4 | It took all her strength to reach out for the receiver and raise it stiffly to her ear . |
| 5 | Neural linkage , brain to brain and brain to computer , was old science , had been pushed to the limit in the years before mankind had reached out for the stars . |
| 6 | The chance to be her own boss , to give free rein to her design flair , to stand up and reach out for the stars … finally that chance was hers . |
| 7 | Simon was reaching out for the drum . |
| 8 | But once let them lose confidence , and they are like children in the dark , reaching out for the grasp of a strong hand . |
| 9 | The hand reaching out for the bell had fallen slackly over the edge of the bed . |
| 10 | Ward was on his feet in a flash , his gloved right hand reaching out for the other 's arm . |
| 11 | It was of a man reaching out for the moon , crying ‘ I want , I want . ’ |
| 12 | Reaching out for the message pad , she wrote down an address and replaced the receiver . |
| 13 | Jazz reached out for the photograph and held it , examining it closely . |
| 14 | She reached out for the time and found that she had over forty hours still to go before she met the contact again . |
| 15 | As he reached out for the cheese , he heard a faint sound behind him … |
| 16 | His background , too , reached out for the security of tradition . |
| 17 | Sheldukher reached out for the modulator control . |
| 18 | She spooned coffee into their cups and reached out for the kettle . |
| 19 | Tuan Ti Fo crouched down , the boy balanced in his lap , the small , dark , tousled head resting against his chest , and reached out for the water-bottle . |
| 20 | He reached out for the book , but before Melissa could give it to him , Gebrec snatched it from her . |
| 21 | As he spoke , he reached out for the hand that was nearest to him , uncurling her fingers from the tense fist they had formed without any difficulty as the contact had its inevitable effect on her . |
| 22 | She reached out for the telephone and dialled a well-remembered number . |
| 23 | That 's great because at home , when I go to Sainsbury , I find my hands reach out for the same products every week . |
| 24 | They usually say to the old love about the new , ‘ I love you but am in love with her , ’ meaning that their nature is divided : their protective and uxorious souls reach out for the old love : their sexuality towards the new . |