Example sentences of "i reached for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I reached for the thick directory . |
| 2 | I reached for my notebook . |
| 3 | In the silence that followed I reached for another scone . |
| 4 | I reached for The Mayor of Casterbridge which I knew was somewhere in the bed . |
| 5 | But it was n't OK and when I reached for my bishop , he 'd wave his arms over the board like a referee who 's just counted somebody out — and change his move . |
| 6 | So I reached for the senator 's hand , and thereby couched my lance to face the dragon 's fire . |
| 7 | As I reached for the fallen picture he said to me , ‘ That door 's gooin' ter fall off its 'inges one of these times . ’ |
| 8 | The fan sounded so convincing that , even though it was only 18 months ago , I reached for my record books to confirm the facts . |
| 9 | I reached for the matches , and lit a spill . |
| 10 | With a dozen spills to hand , I reached for the matches in my pouch . |
| 11 | I reached for my coffee , but it was cold . |
| 12 | I reached for the shaker . |
| 13 | I reached for one of her hands . |
| 14 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |
| 15 | Delicately I reached for the telephone . |
| 16 | Waking bright and early the next morning I reached for a copy of Delicacy as the most economical means of establishing whether I was still alive . |
| 17 | I reached for the teapot ; it was warm and brightened my day even more . |
| 18 | When I reached for her , I got a fistful of something much more interesting . ’ |
| 19 | I reached for a packet of Gauloises , tore open the corner and offered them to him . |
| 20 | I reached for Blyth 's artificial leg , lying smooth and pink by the small of his back and in his shadow . |
| 21 | Fortunately the aircraft maintained a perfect climbing attitude while I tried to sort it out , I reached for the elevator trim wheel ; one glance told me it was in the normal position . |