Example sentences of "reached [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat down , reached inside and took out an envelope , removing the contents . |
| 2 | She reached inside and turned to Paige . |
| 3 | He reached in and wrenched the little bundle of plastic bands out of my hands , and I sat there , silent , watching as he fumbled the bands into position with the little cup to hold the weapon under his right armpit . |
| 4 | He reached in and took out the Beretta , cradling it in his hand , working the slide . |
| 5 | Shepherd switched the hologram off , then reached in and lifted the flexible plate up . |
| 6 | Helen reached in and stirred with distaste ; a brown knitted pixie hat surfaced that her mother used to wear long ago , unravelled now to a skeletal condition . |
| 7 | Anne reached in and turned on the lights . |
| 8 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 9 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 10 | She was trying to open it with one hand , while the other held the bearskin to her breasts , when Guy reached down and retrieved her shift . |
| 11 | When I knocked and entered , Ira , with a broad smile on his face , reached down and produced two glasses and a bottle of Okanagan wine which we were soon sipping . |
| 12 | He reached down and bundled her up into his arms , trying to drown the feeble cries of pain that she uttered , reassuring her that everything would be all right . |
| 13 | Rising to his feet , Bob Lamb reached down and taking Martha by the hands , pulled her up . |
| 14 | The General reached down and took the little bouquet . |
| 15 | He looked back at her a moment , then reached down and took her left hand in his own , lifting it up to study it . |
| 16 | But the stranger reached down and took hold of his nose . |
| 17 | Bella 's fingers reached down and began a slow upward movement on the inside of Johnny 's thigh , the long scarlet nails making a faint scratching sound on the material of his trousers . |
| 18 | She reached down and began tickling towards his groin , and he broke away . |
| 19 | Woolley reached down and shot the spur off Hawthorn 's left boot . |
| 20 | He reached down and hauled Jack off his bench . |
| 21 | FitzAlan reached down and yanked her to her feet . |
| 22 | Seb reached down and put a hand over her mouth . |
| 23 | A huge hand reached down and put a little tray on the packed earth under the floor . |
| 24 | With a groan that seemed to come from the bottom of the earth , Luke reached down and tore away the lacy silk that covered her . |
| 25 | Biting off the rest , fitzAlan reached down and pulled Isabel up and into his arms . |
| 26 | Suddenly he reached down and grasped Marion 's wrist cruelly . |
| 27 | Ruth asked as Fernando reached down and grasped her tightly round the wrist to haul her out of the swimming-pool . |
| 28 | She moaned softly and closed her eyes , her whole body trembling at his touch , then she reached down and freed him , holding his swollen penis momentarily , her fingers softly tracing its length , once , then again , almost making him come , before drawing him up into her . |
| 29 | I reached down and picked up the empty wine bottle and smashed it to the floor . |
| 30 | Parting the heather , he reached down and grabbed Fergus by the hand . |