Example sentences of "and reach [adv prt] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He opened his eyes and reached round to find the fastener . |
| 2 | He laughed , ahead of her , and reached up to find the button . |
| 3 | She stood on tiptoe and reached up to cover the lower part of his face with her hand . |
| 4 | The milk sprayed into the bucket in a few short spurts and Piladu pushed the animal forward , let two heavily pregnant ewes push past him and reached out to grasp the wool of a lamb that was trying to jump the rail where the Captain and the Brigadier were leaning . |
| 5 | She quickly took down a cup and reached out to grasp the handle of the coffee pot , only to have her wrist gripped in punishing fingers . |
| 6 | The boy was pictured in a stilled movement that clearly represented the brief moment before he reached out and reached down to pluck the flower , a movement which would topple him over the edge to certain death . |
| 7 | Window locks are an essential deterrent to the opportunist , while they will be prepared to break a small area of glass and reach in to open the catch , they will think twice about smashing a whole pane — as it 's very noisy and dangerous . |