Example sentences of "reaching for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now such infants are too young even to organize a so-called visually-guided reach ( that is , reaching for what they can see ) . |
| 2 | AT LEAST Mrs Donaldson ( September ) does n't have to ensure the bearded drinker 's frequent first encounter on the glasses front , which is to find the barman reaching for a pint glass before a word 's been said . |
| 3 | Her paws kept reaching for the ground , but it was not there . |
| 4 | And so it was reasonable for Crane and Winters , who in the twenties was reaching for this style in his own poems , to call such writing ‘ imagist ’ . |
| 5 | Mrs Ramsden 's husband , Jack , whose successful punting exploits have regularly had the bookies reaching for the valium bottle , was at first stunned and angered by the suggestion that anything was wrong with Travelling Light , whom he has backed at 33-1 for the second leg of the Autumn Double . |
| 6 | Just as she was reaching for her jacket the phone rang , and without thinking she answered it . |
| 7 | ‘ We 'll make two , ’ Arty said , reaching for some writing paper . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He finished the egg , all the baked beans and one of the sausages , but decided the fried bread was tempting fate and pushed the plate aside , reaching for his cup of tea , resting both elbows on the table . |
| 10 | Thank God it was n't high summer , McLeish thought , stepping back almost on to Catherine 's toes and reaching for his handkerchief ; the cold , particularly at night , would have retarded decay . |
| 11 | Reaching for the Lagonda 's gear-stick , which was outside the driver 's door , he accelerated into the lead . |
| 12 | As the melody soared and spiralled , Ari and Nathan spun within it , reaching for the highest notes . |
| 13 | Reaching for a glass of water I found there was none . |
| 14 | And before I could resolve the problem I was struggling up in bed , in the pitch blackness , reaching for the shrilling telephone . |
| 15 | ‘ What d' you want me to do about it ? ’ he growled , reaching for his watch . |
| 16 | ‘ You must excuse me , ’ croaked the old woman , reaching for her handkerchief — a murky brown item that would not have looked out of place knotted round a leaky sewer pipe — ‘ But you got to laugh sometimes ! |
| 17 | ‘ Oh My God , ’ exclaimed Powell , reaching for a cigarette . |
| 18 | And then , just as I was reaching for my battered copy of Einstein , Jon Snow gave away the secret . |
| 19 | Things were moving inside the waistcoat , pushing outwards , distending the leather , reaching for the air . |
| 20 | ‘ The boys in the work won last week , ’ he replied , reaching for the ‘ coupon ’ and the picture on the screen faded to be replaced by strident music . |
| 21 | They use their tails to grip branches whilst reaching for food , mostly ripened fruit . |
| 22 | Reaching for a beer from the icebox , Trent flipped the cap and asked casually , ‘ Why did n't you fly them in ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Here , let me take that from you , ’ said Charlie , reaching for the bowler hat Lawler was holding . |
| 24 | ‘ I got a picture , ’ Harry confirmed , reaching for the potatoes . |
| 25 | ‘ Ach away , granda , ’ Ranald said , stretching his angular arms into the blue of the sky as if reaching for a star . |
| 26 | He wrote : ‘ If someone has just stepped out of your life you 'll be better reaching for this single than a bottle , razor blade or handkerchief . ’ |
| 27 | At yet other times he would say ‘ No ’ just as the child was reaching for the attractive toy . |
| 28 | Try opening windows to freshen the air , rather than reaching for sprays and toilet blocks |
| 29 | ‘ No need to see me to my room , Alec , ’ she said , reaching for the candlestick . |
| 30 | The Lord clearly despises the practice of reaching for the stars instead of turning to him . |