Example sentences of "[coord] picked up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She rushed back to the living room and picked up the snaps . |
| 2 | He rose , walked round the table and picked up the skein . |
| 3 | The phone went on ringing , and finally , irritated , she stumbled off the bed and picked up the receiver from the floor where Phoebe usually left the phone . |
| 4 | Having collected the mail and picked up the following day 's patrol tasks , the vehicles arrive and we return to Rosemount for lunch . |
| 5 | Lee held on to Caspar who was pulling , while Philip bolted the door , forcing it , and picked up the torch that Lee had dropped . |
| 6 | He walked to the table and picked up the big Polaroid camera in its leather case . |
| 7 | He stooped and picked up the torn halves himself . |
| 8 | I felt my eyes closing and picked up the paper to hide behind . |
| 9 | Charsky raised himself on an elbow and picked up the mug of coffee , while Anna slipped off her dressing gown and climbed into bed . |
| 10 | Ordering fresh coffee from the waitress who came to take my order , he passed me the Guardian and picked up the Sun . |
| 11 | He stretched and picked up the phone , but before he could dial he realised he had cut in on a conversation . |
| 12 | After winning the Berkhamsted he went back to his home club and picked up the Watson Trophy with a 69 . |
| 13 | I reached down and picked up the empty wine bottle and smashed it to the floor . |
| 14 | Tom Kean strode across the clearing and picked up the discarded paper . |
| 15 | ’ I 'll be needin' mair shag and all , ’ he bent and picked up the clay stump and peered into the empty bowl sadly . |
| 16 | He sat down at the kitchen table and picked up the hacksaw . |
| 17 | As she could hear Jack coming down the stairs she returned to the kitchen and picked up the metal spoon and plunged it into the saucepan which she had not yet put on to heat . |
| 18 | Then she moved briskly away , opened the door , and returned to the stove and picked up the saucepan and the spoon . |
| 19 | He passed her and picked up the sheet of paper . |
| 20 | He stopped , looked down , then stooped and picked up the letter . |
| 21 | Jill darted forward and picked up the crushed envelope . |
| 22 | He left the kitchen and picked up the hotel cashbox from his office in the foyer . |
| 23 | He stooped and picked up the cruel dagger which had nearly split his throat . |
| 24 | Corbett turned away and picked up the goblet , tasting the full red flavour of Bordeaux . |
| 25 | Breeze thanked her and picked up the fork . |
| 26 | And Kalchu was satisfied and picked up the quivering body to carry it back to the fireside . |
| 27 | McGowan reached out and picked up the mask . |
| 28 | He reached out , and picked up the receiver . |
| 29 | Jean-Paul hurriedly crossed the room , and picked up the francs from the chest . |
| 30 | She put down her two shopping bags and picked up the shoe-polish . |