Example sentences of "reached for the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His hand went out , reached for the submachine gun , his fingers tightening on the stock . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She tugged on a gown and gloves , and reached for the lavage tube , lubricating it . |
| 4 | Fakrid reached for the emergency stop control and pressed it . |
| 5 | Preston untangled his arm from around her shoulder and reached for the brandy glass . |
| 6 | He reached for the door control and the lock hissed with the release of compressed air . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Instead he reached for the whisky bottle . |
| 11 | He reached for the ignition key , but Rosie stayed his hand . |
| 12 | A quick flick of a comb through her hair — there was no hat to accessorise this dress — she reached for the crocodile clutch bag and moved towards the doorway for Arlene to give her a quick check before she stepped out onto the catwalk again . |
| 13 | She reached for the desk lamp and was just about to turn off the light when the sudden glare of car headlights flashed into the office , illuminating everything . |
| 14 | Travis stared at her for a second or two , then reached for the champagne bottle . |
| 15 | He reached for the engine control and turned it up to full power . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Her father reached for the tea pot . |
| 18 | The chauffeur reached for the car phone . |
| 19 | Hours later he reached for the bedside table again . |
| 20 | She reached for the radio tuning-dial , giving a little snort of self-disgust at her own choice of adjective . |
| 21 | He reached for the Caithness paperweight on his desk and fiddled with it absently for a moment . |
| 22 | Putting down her cup , she reached for the silk robe laid out on a chair at the side of the bed . |
| 23 | She took another steadying breath and reached for the report book . |
| 24 | Jill reached for the report book . |
| 25 | Two spots of colour appeared in Jill 's cheeks as she reached for the report book . |
| 26 | His rounded hand reached for the light switch . |
| 27 | He sidled into the utility room , treading with remembered caution , and reached for the light switch . |
| 28 | Groaning , she reached for the light switch . |
| 29 | She reached for the bell rope beside the fire and pulled gently . |
| 30 | 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 . |