Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] pick [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we began to pick up the threads of life in the south once more I found that in my absence from the cutter scene a brand new purpose-built cutter Venturous was operating with great success . |
| 2 | Then he had deposited the champagne bottle on a small occasional table , next to a sleek ivory-coloured object that Folly had just about recognised as a phone , and she had watched in horrified fascination as he 'd picked up the receiver and started to tap out a number . |
| 3 | Norman Dale , 50 , was struck down as he tried to pick up a cup of tea . |
| 4 | In her motherly concerned way , she was cosseting him as he tried to pick up the pieces of his life . |
| 5 | Whisky slopped onto his hand as he hurried to pick up the receiver . |