Example sentences of "reached [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pushed at the curl , then reached down for the shoulder-bag that lay at her feet and dug out an ebony hair pick . |
| 2 | His buddy did n't seem too concerned about that and reached down for the big gun . |
| 3 | He reached over for a whip in its cup . |
| 4 | I reached over for a large tin on my right , prised the tight lid off with my knife and used a small teaspoon inside to place some of the white mixture from the tin on to a round metal plate in front of the old dog 's skull . |
| 5 | While leaving it to cool , I reached over for the map ; the mug was caught by my sleeve , fell forward with a gurgle , and emptied . |
| 6 | He reached over for the glass and swallowed down the rest of its contents , eyeing her malevolently . |
| 7 | He reached up for the light switch . |
| 8 | He reached up for the handle , grasped it , tried to turn it once , failed , tried again and this time dropped face down over the threshold as the door swung open . |
| 9 | She reached out for a pale , beautiful robe that seemed to be a continual pour of colour , like a mountain river with the sun shining on it and , as she did so , there was a whisper of sound behind them . |
| 10 | Adam reached out for a fig-leaf — kept it on while he swung through the trees |
| 11 | Jazz reached out for the photograph and held it , examining it closely . |
| 12 | She reached out for the time and found that she had over forty hours still to go before she met the contact again . |
| 13 | As he reached out for the cheese , he heard a faint sound behind him … |
| 14 | His background , too , reached out for the security of tradition . |
| 15 | Sheldukher reached out for the modulator control . |
| 16 | She spooned coffee into their cups and reached out for the kettle . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He reached out for the book , but before Melissa could give it to him , Gebrec snatched it from her . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | She reached out for the telephone and dialled a well-remembered number . |