Example sentences of "as [pron] reached for [art] " 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 | ‘ Maybe , ’ he said , sitting on her side of the bed as she reached for a woman 's magazine , ‘ maybe I 'm gay ! ’ |
| 4 | Once or twice , Jack had casually goosed her as she reached for a file . |
| 5 | Her hand shook slightly as she reached for a swab , and the child began to whimper as she gently began trying to clear the affected area in order to get a better look . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Her hands were shaking as she reached for the first of the envelopes . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The barely acknowledged hope caused her heart to beat faster as she reached for the first round iron latch . |
| 10 | As she reached for the coffee-cup , half of its contents now in the saucer , all she intended to do was right it . |
| 11 | Two spots of colour appeared in Jill 's cheeks as she reached for the report book . |
| 12 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | " But there was a time long ago when the cassowary could fly as well as the bower-bird. " the old man rumbled as he reached for a sweetcorn in the cinders . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's where you 're wrong , ’ I said as he reached for a pen . |
| 17 | ‘ Ice ? ’ he enquired , as he reached for a glass and Shiona seated herself in one of the armchairs . |
| 18 | Maggie braced herself as he reached for the top of the blanket , which he then drew down to reveal a corpse 's face . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But even as he reached for the man he lost his footing . |
| 21 | William sighed as he reached for the matches to relight his pipe . |
| 22 | He grinned , baring rabbit teeth stained brown , his eyes crinkling with laughter as he reached for the drink Nils had just poured him . |
| 23 | And , as he reached for the pale , fleeing figure of his cousin , he looked like a man with murder in his heart . |