Example sentences of "she picked up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She picked up a pen , and started to write , in English . |
| 2 | She picked up a sleek length of smoked silver . |
| 3 | In the living room she picked up a couple of wine glasses from the floor and set them down on a coffee table . |
| 4 | She picked up a handful of cotton fluff and pulled at it . |
| 5 | She picked up a small piece of paper lying beside her and began turning it over and over in her fingers . |
| 6 | A Liberty scarf was wrapped round her head and she picked up a travelling case . |
| 7 | The Moon was so angry with the hare 's evasions that she picked up a hatchet to chop off his head , but missed her aim and cut the hare on the mouth . |
| 8 | She picked up a hand mirror , but what she saw was not reassuring ; the harsh overhead light remorselessly picked out the tiny lines at the corners of her mouth , the discoloured skin around her eyes , the dry , wrinkled neck . |
| 9 | She picked up a bucket filled with weeds . |
| 10 | She picked up a brass poker and stirred up the fire which already burnt brightly in the grate . |
| 11 | She picked up a New York paper from the pile on the coffee table . |
| 12 | But Miss Angus slapped her wrist sharply with a teaspoon , as she picked up a paperback with her other hand and examined it closely . |
| 13 | Moving to the sideboard , she picked up a pack of Chesterfields and lit one with trembling hands . |
| 14 | After she had gulped the pancake , she picked up a shrimp and ate that saying : ‘ I like that . ’ |
| 15 | A WOMAN was stung by a scorpion when she picked up a bunch of bananas in a supermarket . |
| 16 | Then , she picked up a half-brick and threw it through the drugstore window . |
| 17 | She picked up a few more guns from corpses , and did n't feel naked any more . |
| 18 | Then she picked up a pencil and quickly worked out the sum on a piece of paper . |
| 19 | In the decaying ward of an AIDS hospital , she picked up a dying seven-year-old boy and cuddled him to her . |
| 20 | Turning awkwardly towards the bedside table , she picked up a glass of water and sipped the warm liquid gratefully . |
| 21 | Another time she cut herself with the serrated edge of a lemon slicer ; on yet another occasion , during a heated argument with Prince Charles , she picked up a penknife lying on his dressing table and cut her chest and her thighs . |
| 22 | She picked up a leather-bound volume . |
| 23 | She picked up a little bag from the table . |
| 24 | Then she picked up a parcel lying next to her , and looked round to see if the driver was coming back . |
| 25 | She picked up a pen and drew a line through the service charge , then handed the bill to the indignant guest . |
| 26 | She picked up a knife lying on the draining board by the sink , and drove it towards the man 's hand . |
| 27 | She picked up a book and stared at the firelight , hoping that Finn might get bitten by something slightly venomous . |
| 28 | She picked up a candle and ran nimbly up the steps and into the kitchen . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll find the Doctor , ’ Cheryl said dully , as she picked up a torch . |
| 30 | She picked up a slotted spoon from the table and beat gently on the tin lid . |