Example sentences of "and reached for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He got up and reached for the phone . |
| 2 | I panicked and reached for the door . |
| 3 | Early in their walk she had handed him the usual tenpenny piece , and now she heard a faint tinkle and watched while he stuck his candle in the socket , and reached for the matches in their brass holder . |
| 4 | Melissa fastened her safety belt and reached for the ignition . |
| 5 | Preston untangled his arm from around her shoulder and reached for the brandy glass . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Of course , ’ Kegan said and reached for the intercom on his desk . |
| 9 | The shepherd drained his glass and reached for the flask . |
| 10 | Suddenly he swayed and reached for the support of his car door . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He drew a deep breath and reached for the tumbler of Scotch beside him . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers . |
| 14 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
| 15 | She indicated the white leather armchair in front of her desk , then sat down in her swivel chair and reached for the telephone . |
| 16 | He strode to his desk and reached for the telephone . |
| 17 | Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle . |
| 18 | She rolled onto a knee , then pushed herself upright and reached for the bottle of Sancerre in one complete , if clumsy , movement . |
| 19 | She stopped treading water and reached for the rail . |
| 20 | She tugged on a gown and gloves , and reached for the lavage tube , lubricating it . |
| 21 | An elderly lady who had once asked Franz Liszt for his autograph , felt quite faint as Fred took off his kilt and reached for the laces of his boots . |
| 22 | Miguel smoothed back his hair over his ears , put on the dark glasses , and reached for the keys to the jeep . |
| 23 | Kate sighed and reached for the wine . |
| 24 | The eyebrow quirked further , but fitzAlan merely rose to his feet and reached for the pack on the floor beside the bed . |
| 25 | She took a shaky breath and reached for the coffee-pot , an invisible shell of protective self-defence closing around her just in time . |
| 26 | He smiled , sat down at the table again and reached for the Bushmills . |
| 27 | She took another steadying breath and reached for the report book . |
| 28 | When he drew he put aside all other considerations and reached for the truth . |
| 29 | He sidled into the utility room , treading with remembered caution , and reached for the light switch . |
| 30 | Lydia began to feel the need to laugh and reached for the vodka bottle . |