Example sentences of "he reach for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He reaches for the spoon and begins shovelling cabbage . |
| 2 | He reaches for the tray but it 's beyond his fingers . |
| 3 | He reached for the engine control and turned it up to full power . |
| 4 | He grinned , baring rabbit teeth stained brown , his eyes crinkling with laughter as he reached for the drink Nils had just poured him . |
| 5 | He reached for the door but failed to find it . |
| 6 | He reached for the door control and the lock hissed with the release of compressed air . |
| 7 | He reached for the CV while Catherine Crane busied herself systematically with her papers . |
| 8 | He reached for the soap and began to wash . |
| 9 | He reached for the telephone and when he was connected spoke down it briskly in German . |
| 10 | He reached for the telephone directory and looked up the number of Morley Hooper , the retired accountant whom Matthew had told him looked after Riddle 's more important business affairs . |
| 11 | He reached for the telephone . |
| 12 | He reached for the case file and turned the pages , reading a bit here and a bit there , out of context and out of sequence . |
| 13 | He reached for the case and took it in both hands . |
| 14 | He reached for the decanter . |
| 15 | Instead he reached for the whisky bottle . |
| 16 | He reached for the bottle but Oliver got there first and pretended to be reading the label . |
| 17 | He reached for the ignition , started up , selected gear and eased away from the pump rack and the sprawled forms of his latest victims . |
| 18 | He reached for the ignition key , but Rosie stayed his hand . |
| 19 | Then he reached for the brandy and tipped a measure into his own cup before offering to do the same with Shiona 's . |
| 20 | He reached for the lamp a second time , feeling the bed shake as the harridan prepared to make her escape . |
| 21 | He reached for the phone , placing the folder back on the table . |
| 22 | He reached for the phone and pressed the ‘ call ’ button . |
| 23 | Back in his office he reached for the phone and dialled his home number . |
| 24 | He reached for the phone and rang the London office . |
| 25 | But when he tried to stand a cry of pain escaped him and he reached for the wall of the stables for support . |
| 26 | Maggie braced herself as he reached for the top of the blanket , which he then drew down to reveal a corpse 's face . |
| 27 | But even as he reached for the man he lost his footing . |
| 28 | His food came — they do n't mess about here and he reached for the salt . |
| 29 | He reached for the paperweight and weighed it in his hand again . |
| 30 | He reached for the file , flicking through the pages , frowning as he looked up . |