Example sentences of "and reached for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Talbot nodded and reached for a phone . |
| 2 | Butler stubbed out his cigar in an ashtray and reached for a telephone on the table beside him . |
| 3 | Feeling unusually low and depressed from a bout of hay fever , Johnson did the natural thing and reached for a couple of Reactivins . |
| 4 | ‘ And first of all , I 'm going to climb through the window , ’ she said and reached for a stack of sacking which had been thrown down near the wall and which , piled carefully , might enable her to reach the sill . |
| 5 | She had neither the energy nor the time to feel irritated ; instead she took out her pen again and reached for a sheet of the museum 's paper . |
| 6 | Carol sighed and reached for a tissue from the bedside table . |
| 7 | Returning to my dressing room , I removed my headdress and reached for a towel to dry my sweat-soaked hair — fighting with seven dwarfs under banks of spotlights is hot work . |
| 8 | Jazzbeaux threw the wig into the toilet , and reached for a towel . |
| 9 | She turned off the shower and reached for a towel . |
| 10 | Hatchard put down his notebook and ballpoint and reached for a cigarette . |
| 11 | He got up and reached for the phone . |
| 12 | I panicked and reached for the door . |
| 13 | Melissa fastened her safety belt and reached for the ignition . |
| 14 | Preston untangled his arm from around her shoulder and reached for the brandy glass . |
| 15 | ‘ Why do n't you keep your mouth shut ? ’ said Sergeant Comstock , with deep and bitter resignation , and reached for the boat-hook they 'd brought with them . |
| 16 | He jerked his arms loose and reached for the head trying to blink the searing pain from his eyes ; He could n't ; in his double darkness he had no choice . |
| 17 | ‘ Of course , ’ Kegan said and reached for the intercom on his desk . |
| 18 | The shepherd drained his glass and reached for the flask . |
| 19 | Suddenly he swayed and reached for the support of his car door . |
| 20 | I shimmied shivering to the bedsit , slotted another shilling in the gas fire and reached for the knob on the third drawer of the tallboy . |
| 21 | He drew a deep breath and reached for the tumbler of Scotch beside him . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers . |
| 23 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
| 24 | She indicated the white leather armchair in front of her desk , then sat down in her swivel chair and reached for the telephone . |
| 25 | He strode to his desk and reached for the telephone . |
| 26 | Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle . |
| 27 | She rolled onto a knee , then pushed herself upright and reached for the bottle of Sancerre in one complete , if clumsy , movement . |
| 28 | She stopped treading water and reached for the rail . |
| 29 | She tugged on a gown and gloves , and reached for the lavage tube , lubricating it . |
| 30 | Kate sighed and reached for the wine . |