Example sentences of "and reached for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He brooded for a moment , sighed , and reached for the list again . |
| 2 | She dropped the other gun — the little one — into the pocket of her jacket and reached for the wooden grip of the Kalashnikov . |
| 3 | Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers . |
| 5 | An elderly lady who had once asked Franz Liszt for his autograph , felt quite faint as Fred took off his kilt and reached for the laces of his boots . |
| 6 | ‘ Of course , ’ Kegan said and reached for the intercom on his desk . |
| 7 | She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary . |
| 8 | I shimmied shivering to the bedsit , slotted another shilling in the gas fire and reached for the knob on the third drawer of the tallboy . |
| 9 | Behind the scenes Paula slipped out of one outfit , letting it fall to the floor , and reached for the next , hanging in the correct order on her clothes rail . |
| 10 | I panicked and reached for the door . |
| 11 | When he drew he put aside all other considerations and reached for the truth . |
| 12 | I scrambled up and reached for the eject button on the cassette deck . |
| 13 | Early in their walk she had handed him the usual tenpenny piece , and now she heard a faint tinkle and watched while he stuck his candle in the socket , and reached for the matches in their brass holder . |
| 14 | The shepherd drained his glass and reached for the flask . |
| 15 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
| 16 | She indicated the white leather armchair in front of her desk , then sat down in her swivel chair and reached for the telephone . |
| 17 | Kate sighed and reached for the wine . |
| 18 | Preston untangled his arm from around her shoulder and reached for the brandy glass . |
| 19 | The Doctor hauled himself up and reached for the tank 's hyper reverse facility . |
| 20 | With a smile he put the rifle down and reached for the next in the stack at his side . |
| 21 | Tod moaned , and straightened before the dark mirror , and reached for the switch . |
| 22 | When he realized that Adam was not one of his colleagues , he stopped and reached for the revolver in his belted holster . |
| 23 | She looked up at the books on the shelves and reached for the closest . |
| 24 | Lydia began to feel the need to laugh and reached for the vodka bottle . |
| 25 | Suddenly he swayed and reached for the support of his car door . |
| 26 | The first one was still exploding through my cortex as I gulped the second and reached for the third . |
| 27 | She took a shaky breath and reached for the coffee-pot , an invisible shell of protective self-defence closing around her just in time . |
| 28 | He sidled into the utility room , treading with remembered caution , and reached for the light switch . |
| 29 | Melissa fastened her safety belt and reached for the ignition . |
| 30 | He got up and reached for the phone . |