Example sentences of "[pron] reached [adv prt] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 She reached up now to kiss him on both cheeks .
2 Launched from ML 102 , the two raiders had a mile or so to paddle on a compass course through choppy water into the harbour where , as the canoe surged on the swell alongside a large ship , they reached down underwater to fix their eight limpet mines .
3 Still holding her arm , he reached up slowly to tip her chin back .
4 When he had dumped their two canvas bags on the ground , he reached up again to help her down from the high train .
5 But from the way he reached out slowly to pick up the bottle and said , " In the meantime — my treat ? "
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