Example sentences of "[pron] reached for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Waking bright and early the next morning I reached for a copy of Delicacy as the most economical means of establishing whether I was still alive . |
2 | I reached for a packet of Gauloises , tore open the corner and offered them to him . |
3 | I reached for the shaker . |
4 | I reached for the teapot ; it was warm and brightened my day even more . |
5 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |
6 | Delicately I reached for the telephone . |
7 | So I reached for the senator 's hand , and thereby couched my lance to face the dragon 's fire . |
8 | I reached for The Mayor of Casterbridge which I knew was somewhere in the bed . |
9 | Fortunately the aircraft maintained a perfect climbing attitude while I tried to sort it out , I reached for the elevator trim wheel ; one glance told me it was in the normal position . |
10 | With a gesture of annoyance , she reached for a rope of jet beads and fastened it around her neck . |
11 | At which she reached for a bottle of whisky called Old Rarity . |
12 | She reached for a sip of water . |
13 | Picking the glass away from the display , she reached for a squirter of morph-plus . |
14 | She reached for a cotton wool bud , grimacing into the mirror at the reflection of the young woman standing behind her . |
15 | Her hand shook slightly as she reached for a swab , and the child began to whimper as she gently began trying to clear the affected area in order to get a better look . |
16 | Impatiently she reached for a tissue and wiped it off . |
17 | She reached for a tissue to dab at the moisture welling in her eyes . |
18 | Once or twice , Jack had casually goosed her as she reached for a file . |
19 | flesh of her upper arm hung down when she reached for a cigarette , but it scarcely mattered . |
20 | She reached for a stethoscope . |
21 | ‘ Maybe , ’ he said , sitting on her side of the bed as she reached for a woman 's magazine , ‘ maybe I 'm gay ! ’ |
22 | She reached for the teapot and poured without a tremor . |
23 | She reached for the door-handle . |
24 | She reached for the bottle and half filled his tumbler . |
25 | She reached for the door and started to pull it open , but Nicolo 's hand closed around her forearm . |
26 | She reached for the phone . |
27 | She reached for the phone . |
28 | Dragging a hand through her hair , she reached for the phone . |
29 | She reached for the phone , and had her hand actually on it when , before she had time to pick it up , it suddenly rang . |
30 | She reached for the knife at her calf , and began cutting the rigging binding her legs . |