Example sentences of "as [pron] reached [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I reached for the fallen picture he said to me , ‘ That door 's gooin' ter fall off its 'inges one of these times . ’ |
| 2 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |
| 3 | She glanced at her daughter as she reached for the silver letter-knife ; Senga was standing before the French doors , looking out at the snow-piled garden . |
| 4 | Her hands were shaking as she reached for the first of the envelopes . |
| 5 | It was fortunate that Luke did n't come in at that particular moment , Merrill mused later , as she reached for the telephone directory ; he would certainly have misread Rob 's little gesture of appreciation . |
| 6 | The barely acknowledged hope caused her heart to beat faster as she reached for the first round iron latch . |
| 7 | As she reached for the coffee-cup , half of its contents now in the saucer , all she intended to do was right it . |
| 8 | Two spots of colour appeared in Jill 's cheeks as she reached for the report book . |
| 9 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 10 | She crawled back to the door and got to her feet , taking a deep steadying breath as she reached for the handle , grimacing slightly as she eased it open and stepped through the doorway , sending up a silent prayer that no creaking floorboard would announce her presence prematurely . |
| 11 | Children who received punishment as they reached for the attractive toy showed greater resistance to temptation than children punished just after they had picked it up or at a point several seconds later . |
| 12 | Every now and again they checked its progress , tilting their faces back from the heat as they reached into the core of the fire . |
| 13 | He had already removed his jacket in the cloying warmth of the office but his white shirt was immaculate and as he reached across the desk Tom caught the gleam of gold cufflinks against the stiff white cuffs . |
| 14 | Maggie braced herself as he reached for the top of the blanket , which he then drew down to reveal a corpse 's face . |
| 15 | He arched her roughly forward so that her head was crushed against his stomach , her face just inches from his groin as he reached for the hands bound behind her back . |
| 16 | But even as he reached for the man he lost his footing . |
| 17 | William sighed as he reached for the matches to relight his pipe . |
| 18 | He grinned , baring rabbit teeth stained brown , his eyes crinkling with laughter as he reached for the drink Nils had just poured him . |
| 19 | And , as he reached for the pale , fleeing figure of his cousin , he looked like a man with murder in his heart . |