Example sentences of "[coord] reach for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said that she woke up one day and did not feel lost or depressed , did not wonder what she was going to do with herself or reach for the phone to try and summon up some company . |
| 2 | He did n't take his eyes from Doyle , nor reach for the cigars . |
| 3 | Stopping at last to move the full bucket and reach for another , Jinny heard a car come bumping up the track towards the farm . |
| 4 | One way to ward off these unwelcome little indicators of stress would seem obvious — immediately give up the exercise that brings them on , and reach for a stiff , hugely relaxing drink . |
| 5 | The under raters need encouragement to raise their sights and reach for the apparently impossible . |
| 6 | The important thing is to steady yourself as much as possible and reach for the ground with one hand . |
| 7 | Are you willing to let go of the past and reach for the future ? |
| 8 | It has taken real courage for the 26-year-old Good 'ol Boy from Dardanelle , Arkansas , to admit his alcohol dependency to the world , turn his back on tournament golf for now and reach for help instead of his enormous metal driver . |
| 9 | Coronary risk factors are multiplicative , not additive , so if you already have one or two unavoidable risk factors , the last thing you should do is assume that the sword of Damocles is irrevocably poised above you and reach for another cigarette . |
| 10 | " Sure , " he 'd say , and reach for the tape . |
| 11 | Only then did he zip himself up and reach for the telephone . |
| 12 | There is much in this book to feed and delight , and much to make a Black woman bare her teeth , sweep those damned dishes off the kitchen table and reach for her pen . |
| 13 | Today the Chippendales , put down their bibles long enough to pull on their bicycle shorts and reach for burn . |