Example sentences of "reached for the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She reached for the back of Nina 's ripped jacket , but only managed to get a handful of hair . |
| 2 | Morthen reached for the foot of the corpse and dragged Scathach 's body from the funeral mound . |
| 3 | But when he tried to stand a cry of pain escaped him and he reached for the wall of the stables for support . |
| 4 | His hand reached for the knife on his belt . |
| 5 | She reached for the knife at her calf , and began cutting the rigging binding her legs . |
| 6 | When they entered the house one of the brothers reached for the bottle of whiskey and poured four large glasses for the first time that day . |
| 7 | She rolled onto a knee , then pushed herself upright and reached for the bottle of Sancerre in one complete , if clumsy , movement . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He drew a deep breath and reached for the tumbler of Scotch beside him . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course , ’ Kegan said and reached for the intercom on his desk . |
| 11 | He wore an open-necked checked shirt , and jeans , and occasionally reached for the pint of lager at his side . |
| 12 | Suddenly he swayed and reached for the support of his car door . |
| 13 | Maggie braced herself as he reached for the top of the blanket , which he then drew down to reveal a corpse 's face . |
| 14 | The eyebrow quirked further , but fitzAlan merely rose to his feet and reached for the pack on the floor beside the bed . |
| 15 | Bad days she reached for the neck of the nearest bottle , never quite drunk , never quite sober , maundering on to Francis about the impossibility of love . |
| 16 | When he realized that Adam was not one of his colleagues , he stopped and reached for the revolver in his belted holster . |
| 17 | Carson reached for the button on his desk . |
| 18 | I reached for The Mayor of Casterbridge which I knew was somewhere in the bed . |
| 19 | Feldstein the dissident , Chernayev the thief , Poshekhonov the fraud , all reached for the Englishman as if to draw out some spark of friendship . |
| 20 | Unconsciously his hand reached for the pocket of the greatcoat he was not wearing , where he kept his silver flask . |