Example sentences of "and reach for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He narrowly missed what he thought was a lamp post but turned out to be a tree , and reached for where the handle was usually to be found on a front door . |
| 2 | ‘ I should have guessed , ’ Werner replied , and reached for the numerical keys . |
| 3 | Earlier , avoiding Matey 's compressed lips , he had picked up the whisky bottle and reached for a glass — anything , so long as he achieved oblivion , surcease from pain — and then he had heard her voice again , in the corridor at the church hall , mockingly telling him to retreat to it . |
| 4 | Mr Taylor , of Grantham , said Liam had gradually improved , and his voice choked with emotion as he described how the next afternoon his son had opened his eyes and reached for his teddy bear . |
| 5 | Thank God it was n't high summer , McLeish thought , stepping back almost on to Catherine 's toes and reaching for his handkerchief ; the cold , particularly at night , would have retarded decay . |
| 6 | She turned out the light and reaching for a pitchfork crept towards the tack room . |
| 7 | I am letting go of the past , and reaching for the future . |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't remind me what floor it is , lady , ’ Broomhead said quickly , jumping down and reaching for his horse 's nosebag which was strapped beneath the seat . |
| 9 | Angry with herself , she sat up in bed , turned on the light ( wonderful electric light ) , and reaching for one of the three modern novels laid out for her , forced herself to read . |
| 10 | Carson let the door swing behind him , hurrying through into the sitting room and reaching for the receiver . |
| 11 | Susan switched on the bedside lamp , a pink glow under its frilled shade , and reaching for her dressing-gown , shuffled sleepily to the bathroom next door , and then to the nursery . |
| 12 | There 's only one area of your life you want to share with me , ’ she recalled caustically , getting out of bed and reaching for her robe . |
| 13 | He tried to catch the attendant 's eye but the man was already turning away and reaching for the nozzle of the pump hose . |
| 14 | She suddenly rose to her feet , pushing her chair back and reaching for her bag . |
| 15 | Well , she 'd simply have to find the strength within herself to resist that power , she decided grimly , rising to her feet and reaching for the long black dress she 'd laid out earlier to change into . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sure , ’ she muttered , getting rather unsteadily to her feet and reaching for her jacket . |
| 17 | Well , never let it be said I disappointed a lady ! ’ he growled , coming to his knees and reaching for her . |
| 18 | Small children , watching the falling snowflakes from inside the hut , began to cry and reach for their parents as the snow-slope parted and two strange , spindly creatures clad only in red thermals and inner boots emerged like primordial reptilian embryos . |
| 19 | An unmarked Ford Escort pulled out from the kerb slow enough to give me plenty of time to ease up and reach for the horn . |
| 20 | Without turning on the light she sat up and reached for her bottle and glass , faintly alarmed to discover she could find them both by feel alone . |
| 21 | She had neither the energy nor the time to feel irritated ; instead she took out her pen again and reached for a sheet of the museum 's paper . |
| 22 | He brooded for a moment , sighed , and reached for the list again . |
| 23 | Yeo rubbed the back of his neck irritably , and reached for his coffee , downing two cups while McLeish and Catherine Crane were still passing each other milk and sugar . |
| 24 | She dropped the other gun — the little one — into the pocket of her jacket and reached for the wooden grip of the Kalashnikov . |
| 25 | He emptied a bottle of champagne into the Commanding Officer 's silver tankard , and reached for another . |
| 26 | Buddie kicked an upright chair into a more suitable position and reached for his guitar . |
| 27 | ‘ Navan ! ’ called the driver , and I jumped up and reached for my bag . |
| 28 | Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers . |
| 30 | 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 . |