Example sentences of "and reached [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Guy put the candle down on the stool and reached across the bed . |
| 2 | ‘ This is awful , ’ said Breeze soberly , and reached at once for her pen and writing-pad. ‘ we must ask her , of course , but it wo n't be easy , having her here . |
| 3 | Whereas the original promotional scheme used by Better Shoe Ltd cost eight times more money and reached at its best a response rate of 11% , the public relations scheme using health visitors and tailored to an understanding of mothers " needs , achieved a response rate of 17.3% on the first test and 21% on the second test — a significant accomplishment . |
| 4 | Without turning on the light she sat up and reached for her bottle and glass , faintly alarmed to discover she could find them both by feel alone . |
| 5 | She had neither the energy nor the time to feel irritated ; instead she took out her pen again and reached for a sheet of the museum 's paper . |
| 6 | He brooded for a moment , sighed , and reached for the list again . |
| 7 | Yeo rubbed the back of his neck irritably , and reached for his coffee , downing two cups while McLeish and Catherine Crane were still passing each other milk and sugar . |
| 8 | She dropped the other gun — the little one — into the pocket of her jacket and reached for the wooden grip of the Kalashnikov . |
| 9 | He emptied a bottle of champagne into the Commanding Officer 's silver tankard , and reached for another . |
| 10 | Buddie kicked an upright chair into a more suitable position and reached for his guitar . |
| 11 | ‘ Navan ! ’ called the driver , and I jumped up and reached for my bag . |
| 12 | Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers . |
| 14 | An elderly lady who had once asked Franz Liszt for his autograph , felt quite faint as Fred took off his kilt and reached for the laces of his boots . |
| 15 | ‘ Of course , ’ Kegan said and reached for the intercom on his desk . |
| 16 | Tina put down her fork with prim care and reached for her Irish crystal water glass . |
| 17 | She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary . |
| 18 | Feeling unusually low and depressed from a bout of hay fever , Johnson did the natural thing and reached for a couple of Reactivins . |
| 19 | Then he turned away and reached for his pen . |
| 20 | He stood up and reached for his dressing gown . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Behind the scenes Paula slipped out of one outfit , letting it fall to the floor , and reached for the next , hanging in the correct order on her clothes rail . |
| 23 | Butler stubbed out his cigar in an ashtray and reached for a telephone on the table beside him . |
| 24 | Delaney got to his feet and reached for his Uzi . |
| 25 | She shrugged and reached for her cheroot . |
| 26 | Anyway , suddenly it was over , and I thought — ’ She broke off , and reached for his hand . |
| 27 | Jean-Paul heaved himself upright , and reached for his dressing-gown . |
| 28 | She swung her legs out of bed and reached for her dressing gown . |
| 29 | Returning to my dressing room , I removed my headdress and reached for a towel to dry my sweat-soaked hair — fighting with seven dwarfs under banks of spotlights is hot work . |
| 30 | I ordered the item and reached for my chequebook : disillusion . |