Example sentences of "reach over [coord] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She reached over and balanced the candle , which was dripping wax down one side . |
| 2 | On an impulse she reached over and touched his hand . |
| 3 | Sharpe reached over and took the reins of the Dragoon 's horse . |
| 4 | He reached over and took Billie 's American passport , flicked through it . |
| 5 | She reached over and took one , and nobody moved to stop her . |
| 6 | I reached over and ruffled his hair and this time he did n't pull away . |
| 7 | Robin-Anne reached over and tipped her brother 's food on to her own plate . |
| 8 | He reached over and put his arm round her shoulders , more paternalistically than passionately . |
| 9 | Smoothing down her skirt as she seated herself , she reached over and started up the secondary computer . |
| 10 | I reached over and patted her arm . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She reached over and turned out the light , sick with disappointment to find she was no wiser about her identity than the night before . |
| 13 | Miguel was sitting at his desk , and he reached over and pulled Shelley towards him , so that he could put his arm round her waist . |
| 14 | The Mason reached over and snatched the purse , emptying about half of the contents into his own hand . |
| 15 | Anyway , before taking my hand away I reached over and pinched the tender flesh on the inside of Karen 's leg until she moaned . |
| 16 | He reached over and found a table for his own cup . |
| 17 | And as Pete was standing , she reached over and closed the scrapbook . |