Example sentences of "[adv] reached for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feldstein the dissident , Chernayev the thief , Poshekhonov the fraud , all reached for the Englishman as if to draw out some spark of friendship . |
| 2 | She gazed at the new arrangement , absent-mindedly reached for the tea Julia had placed near her elbow and drank . |
| 3 | We 'd played fairly steady , and as we went to the 11th tee I automatically reached for the driver . |
| 4 | He automatically reached for the cheque-book . |
| 5 | He glanced at her briefly , then reached for the bottle and topped up both their drinks . |
| 6 | Travis stared at her for a second or two , then reached for the champagne bottle . |
| 7 | He wore an open-necked checked shirt , and jeans , and occasionally reached for the pint of lager at his side . |