Example sentences of "reached for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rostov reached for the flat permahide envelope which contained his orders and for a moment he brushed absently at the crisp new admiral 's stripe on his sleeve . |
| 2 | As I reached for the fallen picture he said to me , ‘ That door 's gooin' ter fall off its 'inges one of these times . ’ |
| 3 | The only member of the squad who could ; the others hammered or pecked with two fingers , swore picturesquely , and reached for the erasing fluid . |
| 4 | As the red-tipped bronze blade continued round towards her , Tallis struck it out of line and reached for the booted leg of the rider , pushing up so that he fell over to the side . |
| 5 | Now Houghton reached for the first file and took out the piece of card that bore the fingerprints of a possible match . |
| 6 | Rufus reached for the blue phone directory and turned to the V's , to Verne-Smith-Duchini , and had actually begun to dial when his patient was announced . |
| 7 | ’ He reached for the replenished wine chalice at his elbow , and lifted it rather challengingly . |
| 8 | She stood , reached for the clumsy metal blade she now carried , flung back her cloak to expose patterned nakedness , threw back her head , howled Tallis 's name , then Scathach 's , then her own , then looked again , silent , furious , to where Tallis hovered in the shadows at the edge of the wood . |
| 9 | When , out of nowhere , a picture of Naylor Massingham suddenly presented itself , Leith reached for the nearest folder . |
| 10 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 11 | He reached for the second file . |
| 12 | I reached for the thick directory . |
| 13 | On informal testing each child ignored a toy presented in the half-field contralateral to the removed hemisphere , but promptly reached for the same toy in the ipsilateral half-field . |
| 14 | She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary . |
| 15 | She held his hands tight , but he smiled , freed his hands , then reached for the grey ostrich feathers she wore in her hair . |
| 16 | Squatting on his hunkers , he reached for the long-nosed wire cutters in his tool-kit . |
| 17 | She reached for the empty plate and coffee-cups . |
| 18 | She dropped the other gun — the little one — into the pocket of her jacket and reached for the wooden grip of the Kalashnikov . |
| 19 | Jos reached for the pockmarked chrome bumper and pulled himself free . |
| 20 | He tossed the jug aside and reached for the discarded bandage with his good arm . |
| 21 | Reading 's Adrian Williams was sent clear only to be dragged down by Thomas on the edge of the area in the 51st minute and referee Ron Groves immediately reached for the red card . |
| 22 | Children who received punishment as they reached for the attractive toy showed greater resistance to temptation than children punished just after they had picked it up or at a point several seconds later . |
| 23 | ‘ They might well send a priest to you , ’ he said to his own image , and reached for the clean shirt Langholme had laid ready for him . |
| 24 | She reached for the little wrist and laid her fingers against the inside . |