Example sentences of "[noun] picked [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman was wandering at random , in loose zigzags it seemed , until Jay 's eyes picked out the curling shifting edge of the sea . |
| 2 | Three inches in from the portal , Kirov 's keen eyes picked out the single human hair which he had fixed , with a smear of soapstone , between the door and the bare wooden floor . |
| 3 | Jean picked up the bag and took it home . |
| 4 | Neil picked up the book . |
| 5 | Eleanor picked up the fresh flowers and began trimming their stems . |
| 6 | David picked up the arm and through the rack looking for new ones to put on while Sandra busied herself putting on the sleeves of the ones they had played . |
| 7 | Frankie picked up the empty kettle and went to refill it but I noticed that none of the onlookers tried to wring his neck while he had the kettle in his hands . |
| 8 | NICK FALDO picked up the Ritz Club Golfer of the Year award and the Vardon Trophy , given to the European Tour 's leading money-winner , at the Tour 's annual dinner in London last night . |
| 9 | Corbett picked up the torch and threw it down . |
| 10 | Manville picked up the second folder , sighing heavily . |
| 11 | Satisfied , Manville picked up the coded copy and headed towards the despatch room . |
| 12 | Edward picked up the menu . |
| 13 | Edward picked up the bill and examined it . |
| 14 | Edward picked up the saw . |
| 15 | Cadfael picked up the psaltery with due respect , and laid it safely aside on the little prayer-desk . |
| 16 | And Bobby picked up the phone when the phone rang and it was her and she sai erm Bob said yes ? |
| 17 | A barrage of punches which started with a swinging left hook left Clarkson on one knee and once the action restarted and Hardy picked up the assault , it was clear the fight would come to a quick conclusion . |
| 18 | Travis picked up the map he must have been consulting while she slept . |
| 19 | At the edge of her hearing , Bernice picked up the sound of a roaring furnace engine , overlaid with the high pitched whine of cooling heat shields . |
| 20 | Woolley picked up the tempo . |
| 21 | There was no sign of any devastation or a struggle , except where the pool of light picked out the broken , gutted cat . |
| 22 | It was so well known now , yet it still thrilled her as she saw the way the dim light picked out the shadows of his cheekbones , the sharp angle of his jaw . |
| 23 | The senders of the first 500 correct entries picked out the hat on that date will become Tizer Club members and get their super Tizer Club kits . |
| 24 | She crossed the room and with a resolute shrug of her shoulders picked up the receiver . |
| 25 | Once again Skaller picked up the two pictures , but only the features of the other boy still held his glance . |
| 26 | The first watcher picked up the red phone nearby and punched out three digits . |
| 27 | Kate 's quick ears picked up the remembered bitterness . |
| 28 | Then his ears picked up the soft pattering of multiple animal feet , and the sound of undergrowth being brushed lightly aside by swiftly moving bodies . |
| 29 | Iskandara picked up the few envelopes and looked at them disinterestedly . |
| 30 | Fleet diesel sales grew by 15.6 per cent last year , and Brookman naturally wants it known that Peugeot picked up the lion 's share . |