Example sentences of "and reached for [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat back and reached for her brandy . |
| 2 | But , instead , he drew back and reached for her brandy glass . |
| 3 | She swung her legs out of bed and reached for her dressing gown . |
| 4 | At the car , he reached to unlock her door , held it open for her , watched as she climbed in and reached for her strap . |
| 5 | She slept through the alarm and woke abruptly at seven-thirty , swearing loudly as she almost flung herself out of the bed , and reached for her house-coat . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Sheila smiled and reached for her drink . |
| 8 | She smiled again and reached for her handbag , sliding the diary free , laying it beside her as if for reference . |
| 9 | Pamela climbed out of the pool and reached for her towel . |
| 10 | ‘ Has someone been spreading malicious gossip ? ’ he asked innocently , and reached for her hand . |
| 11 | She shrugged and reached for her cheroot . |
| 12 | Very apologetically , she moved a dog from the corner of the sofa nearest to Aunt Tossie and reached for her cup and saucer . |
| 13 | Delaney got to his feet and reached for his Uzi . |
| 14 | Buddie kicked an upright chair into a more suitable position and reached for his guitar . |
| 15 | He kept his eyes on her and reached for his tie . |
| 16 | Jean-Paul heaved himself upright , and reached for his dressing-gown . |
| 17 | As it lifted from the Luftwaffe fighter base outside Berlin , Schellenberg undid his seat belt and reached for his briefcase . |
| 18 | George raised himself , propped his line against a bundle of reeds and reached for his flask and pack . |
| 19 | Then he turned away and reached for his pen . |
| 20 | Scathach gasped and reached for his spear . |
| 21 | He stood up and reached for his dressing gown . |
| 22 | Husband wriggled himself comfortable and reached for his pipe . |
| 23 | He heaved himself up from the kitchen chair and reached for his coat behind the door . |
| 24 | Anyway , suddenly it was over , and I thought — ’ She broke off , and reached for his hand . |
| 25 | Feeling as if she had been dismissed , Lindsey watched as he sat on the bed and reached for his stethoscope . |
| 26 | Owen thought of rabies and reached for his gun . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | He stood up and reached for his hat . |
| 29 | ‘ Trusting of them , ’ Hennessy observed as he put the slip down on the table and reached for his ballpoint pen . |
| 30 | He sighed in frustration and reached for his tea . |