Example sentences of "[noun] and reached for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he drew he put aside all other considerations and reached for the truth . |
| 2 | She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary . |
| 3 | The eyebrow quirked further , but fitzAlan merely rose to his feet and reached for the pack on the floor beside the bed . |
| 4 | She looked up at the books on the shelves and reached for the closest . |
| 5 | He strode to his desk and reached for the telephone . |
| 6 | She stopped treading water and reached for the rail . |
| 7 | She dropped the other gun — the little one — into the pocket of her jacket and reached for the wooden grip of the Kalashnikov . |
| 8 | She indicated the white leather armchair in front of her desk , then sat down in her swivel chair and reached for the telephone . |
| 9 | She took a shaky breath and reached for the coffee-pot , an invisible shell of protective self-defence closing around her just in time . |
| 10 | She took another steadying breath and reached for the report book . |
| 11 | He drew a deep breath and reached for the tumbler of Scotch beside him . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Melissa fastened her safety belt and reached for the ignition . |
| 14 | The shepherd drained his glass and reached for the flask . |
| 15 | As the red-tipped bronze blade continued round towards her , Tallis struck it out of line and reached for the booted leg of the rider , pushing up so that he fell over to the side . |
| 16 | Preston untangled his arm from around her shoulder and reached for the brandy glass . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers . |
| 18 | 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 . |