Example sentences of "[pers pn] reach [adv prt] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While leaving it to cool , I reached over for the map ; the mug was caught by my sleeve , fell forward with a gurgle , and emptied . |
| 2 | She reached out for the telephone and dialled a well-remembered number . |
| 3 | She reached out for the time and found that she had over forty hours still to go before she met the contact again . |
| 4 | He reached over for the glass and swallowed down the rest of its contents , eyeing her malevolently . |
| 5 | He reached up for the handle , grasped it , tried to turn it once , failed , tried again and this time dropped face down over the threshold as the door swung open . |
| 6 | He reached up for the light switch . |
| 7 | As he reached out for the cheese , he heard a faint sound behind him … |
| 8 | He reached out for the book , but before Melissa could give it to him , Gebrec snatched it from her . |
| 9 | As he spoke , he reached out for the hand that was nearest to him , uncurling her fingers from the tense fist they had formed without any difficulty as the contact had its inevitable effect on her . |