Example sentences of "and [pron] picked [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But this is what really gets at me : when we started our run in , and I picked up the diaper , I found it was already stained . |
| 2 | It then occurred to me that I might be able to help , and I picked up the telephone and spoke to Winston . |
| 3 | Sorry , the only one I eh , I eh got this idea was when I first took this up I went into the hut in the town , and I picked up the booklets , you know that they have on the counter , and in one of these booklets it had that the vet 's were now I do n't know what I 'm , I 'm very lost for everything like this , but they 've kept and therefore if your animal needed , your pet needed treatment it would be done by the private vet 's and eh , mon the money would be re would be reclaimed by the vet from the R S P C A , and I think that gave to erm . |
| 4 | When her call came through , however , and she picked up the phone and said , ‘ Hello , ’ she realised that she would n't have to ask Lubor when Ven was coming back — because she already knew . |
| 5 | And she picked up the plate of spurned buck rarebit and emptied it into the bin under the counter . |
| 6 | The telephone rang , mercifully cutting short any more disturbing thoughts , and she picked up the receiver . |
| 7 | Luce slid off his knee , and he picked up the phone and dialled . |
| 8 | Her finger jabbed at the picture of the man , not quite touching it , and he picked up the difference in the gestures immediately . |