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

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1 I reached for the shaker .
2 I reached for the teapot ; it was warm and brightened my day even more .
3 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 .
4 Delicately I reached for the telephone .
5 So I reached for the senator 's hand , and thereby couched my lance to face the dragon 's fire .
6 I reached for The Mayor of Casterbridge which I knew was somewhere in the bed .
7 Fortunately the aircraft maintained a perfect climbing attitude while I tried to sort it out , I reached for the elevator trim wheel ; one glance told me it was in the normal position .
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