Example sentences of "[noun] picked [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is thought to have occurred because visiting dignitaries are regularly taken to either side of the monument — and yesterday the convoy drivers picked the wrong side . |
| 2 | As she lifted it out , a piece of flaking gold paper floated to the floor and , to her astonishment , Lucenzo picked the little piece up with finger and thumb . |
| 3 | The sun picked the deep brown tints out of her hair and made her skin like honey . |
| 4 | The journalists from France 's national sporting daily L'Equipe picked the whole front five and all the threequarters , with two Scotsmen and two Frenchmen making up their imaginary side . |
| 5 | Arthur picked a smooth disc from this box in which all and only the green discs are smooth . |
| 6 | Arthur picked a green disc from this box in which all and only the green discs are smooth . |
| 7 | Husband Charles , 43 , was upset when Di picked a foreign car and made her pay for it herself . |
| 8 | Lyn put a cloth on a tray and laid it and on an impulse picked a small blue iris and put it in a vase to go on the tray as well . |
| 9 | The Poles picked an attacking side and had us under siege for a while but Shilton made vital saves at vital times . ’ |
| 10 | Thelma picked a full jug off the hotplate and brought out some cups . |
| 11 | After two or three days I bought the landlord a carafe of his own wine — the mean-mouthed varlet picked a costly , unsealed jar , not the usual watery vinegar he served most of his customers — and asked him about Selkirk . |
| 12 | Cheered a little , Nicandra picked an invisible hairpin from a rosy plate , part of the muddle on top of the white-painted chest of drawers that had once held her baby-clothes . |
| 13 | ‘ Luke Eliot picked the right man for the job when he asked Shildon , ’ said Wainfleet gesturing to the barman for refills . |
| 14 | TREVOR Anderson picked a good day to be in Copenhagen . |