Example sentences of "he picked up the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He picked up the wafer of liquid crystal which represented himself and stared at the High Priest 's face , his own , wishing that his own image could confide in him in the same way that the Harlequin had . |
| 2 | He picked up the women in the street . |
| 3 | He picked up the bottle of wine . |
| 4 | He ran along the carpeted passage and into the drawing-room where he picked up the phone without speaking . |
| 5 | He picked up the ball on the edge of his penalty area , pushed it to Ricky McAvoy who laid on the chance for McCallan to drill his shot past Wesley Lamont . |
| 6 | In the sixty fourth minute , Pedro Herbert restored the home side 's lead when he picked up the ball on the break and side footed it past keeper Cummings , to make it two one to Harefield . |
| 7 | When he was satisfied they were doing it correctly he picked up the head of the dead buffalo and carried it to the river . |
| 8 | He picked up the King in his arms and we opened the door . |
| 9 | He picked up the poker from the fireplace and jumped up . |
| 10 | Anne could see , though , that he was trembling as he picked up the handles of the handcart and moved away . |
| 11 | MARTIN LYNCH realised the wildest dream of every jump jockey when , at the 11th hour , he picked up the mount on strongly-fancied contender Cool Ground in today 's Martell Grand National at Aintree . |
| 12 | A few minutes after restarting he picked up the autobahn to Salzburg . |
| 13 | He picked up the piece of ornamental driftwood from the mantelpiece and tried to stand it upside down , while he considered this , and his wife 's sobs slowly diminished . |
| 14 | Her finger jabbed at the picture of the man , not quite touching it , and he picked up the difference in the gestures immediately . |
| 15 | He picked up the tray of tea things and took them to the kitchen where he glanced at the clock . |
| 16 | The London driver said he picked up the brothers at Grosvenor House Hotel after the Players ' Union awards dinner last Sunday . |
| 17 | In the morning he picked up the van in Hilderbridge and drove to Jackley the long way round through Byss , having a newly upholstered chaise longue to deliver before he made the Jackley collection . |
| 18 | He picked up the reins in a temper and slapped them hard across the horse 's back . |
| 19 | He picked up the textbook from the grass . |