Example sentences of "reaching for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emily lifted her head and breathed in the sweet March air , it was good to stand in the garden of Summer Lodge looking out over a tranquil sea with timid waves reaching for the shore . |
| 2 | She barely spared him a glance , reaching for the door-handle . |
| 3 | You develop a reflex action of reaching for the bowl . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll organize a dosemeter badge for you , ’ she said , reaching for the telephone . |
| 5 | Her hand was already reaching for the telephone when a large shape loomed in what now became recognisable as a doorway . |
| 6 | ‘ Really ? ’ he said , reaching for the map . |
| 7 | ‘ I do believe that girl 's beginning to grow up , ’ observed Brian , reaching for the jam as Camille left for the streets . |
| 8 | Stretch up with alternate hands , really reaching for the sky . |
| 9 | REACHING for the Sky — stars of the Premier League who will feature in a massive TV advertising campaign . |
| 10 | She lurched off across the room , reaching for the wall to steady herself , and disappeared upstairs . |
| 11 | He nodded and smiled , not reaching for the carrier-bag , waiting for Stephen to hold it out to him . |
| 12 | ‘ If you 're sure that 's what you want , ’ said Scarlet , reaching for the tin-opener . |
| 13 | Things were moving inside the waistcoat , pushing outwards , distending the leather , reaching for the air . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll be quite happy to wipe it all off and let you do it yourself , if you 'd rather , ’ Shae returned evenly , already reaching for the pot of cleansing-cream . |
| 15 | She took my arm , fingers digging through several layers of clothing , as if reaching for the bone . |
| 16 | He was reaching for the decanter . |
| 17 | Then his hand was slipping beneath the soft silk fabric , making her flesh jump excitedly as he touched her , and his fingers were reaching for the strap of her bra , dropping it loosely over her shoulder and peeling the cup of her bra away . |
| 18 | She stood up , reaching for the desk lamp . |
| 19 | SOMETIMES the best comedies also have you reaching for the Kleenex . |
| 20 | He tried to catch the attendant 's eye but the man was already turning away and reaching for the nozzle of the pump hose . |
| 21 | It was safe to assume , he said , that no more than a dozen MPs knew whether they should be reaching for the champagne or the shotgun when the Government announced last month that the business rate was to be set at 36p in the pound last month . |
| 22 | But headmistress Helen Williams wo n't be reaching for the champagne glasses or festive bunting . |
| 23 | It 's fine if all year round you carry the bag of a genuine superstar , who might win £500,000 ; but a caddie who works for a golfer who is outside the top twenty in the Order of Merit will not exactly be reaching for the champagne every night . |
| 24 | The babies had fifteen consecutive days with no ‘ accidents ’ and were reaching for the potty followed by elimination 80 per cent of the time . |
| 25 | Unconsciously one hand became a claw reaching for the other 's throat . |
| 26 | She turned to him and closed her eyes , reaching for the back of his head , pulling his face closer . |
| 27 | ‘ Here , let me take that from you , ’ said Charlie , reaching for the bowler hat Lawler was holding . |
| 28 | His face scratched and bleeding , contorted in a grimace of pain and anger , Benton toppled backwards , one hand reaching for the knife . |
| 29 | For one terrible second she thought he was reaching for the knife . |
| 30 | It dawned on him that this was precisely the wrong thing to say , but Hrun had already pushed Twoflower away and was reaching for the Luggage … |