Example sentences of "[noun] and reached for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When he drew he put aside all other considerations and reached for the truth .
2 The eyebrow quirked further , but fitzAlan merely rose to his feet and reached for the pack on the floor beside the bed .
3 He strode to his desk and reached for the telephone .
4 She stopped treading water and reached for the rail .
5 She indicated the white leather armchair in front of her desk , then sat down in her swivel chair and reached for the telephone .
6 He drew a deep breath and reached for the tumbler of Scotch beside him .
7 She took another steadying breath and reached for the report book .
8 She took a shaky breath and reached for the coffee-pot , an invisible shell of protective self-defence closing around her just in time .
9 Melissa fastened her safety belt and reached for the ignition .
10 The shepherd drained his glass and reached for the flask .
11 Preston untangled his arm from around her shoulder and reached for the brandy glass .
12 ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers .
13 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 .
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