Example sentences of "picked [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of them picked up the rolled newspaper which Clasper had flung into the crowd . |
| 2 | He picked up the sharp knife once more with a frown and growled at the meat as he diced it , imagining that it was Bessie he was carving up . |
| 3 | He jotted the three names down on a slip of paper with a gesture of finality and picked up the internal telephone , stabbing out the number for the code-room . |
| 4 | Then he picked up the internal phone and pressed a button . |
| 5 | The Captain picked up the external phone . |
| 6 | At last week 's advertising awards , the Esso tiger picked up the Best Animal trophy when to me it was obvious that the Andrex puppy was the better creature . |
| 7 | He picked up the folded-over paper , flicked it so he could scan the lower half of the broadsheet . |
| 8 | He stooped and picked up the torn halves himself . |
| 9 | The rod-bending bites are merely the start of a run , and it is this first powerful run , which began as soon as the barbel picked up the baited hook and gained momentum within seconds , that is the crucial time for losing fish . |
| 10 | Then she stood up , turned to the sink again and picked up the rust-coloured casserole dish from where she had left it . |
| 11 | For Clelia was , as she had claimed , a good audience : she listened with an attention that picked up the faintest vibrations of meaning . |
| 12 | Kate 's quick ears picked up the remembered bitterness . |
| 13 | The man picked up the fallen envelope , took the lift to the eighth floor , let himself into his apartment and slit open the envelope . |
| 14 | He calmly picked up the fallen keys , climbed into the car and drove away , leaving the widow staring at her dead husband . |
| 15 | Holborn picked up the 1992 Best Overall Branch prize , Threadneedle Street were presented with a plaque for being top Branch in the Customer Satisfaction Index for 1992–93 , and Pall Mall received the Cost/Income Award for 1991–92/ The top student award went to Julian Gouge who , in 1992 , achieved the highest aggregate marks among all Royal Bank candidates in the Associateship examinations . |
| 16 | ‘ He picked up the burning bomb , which promptly blazed its way through the handle , so the only way to put it out was by throwing on his great coat . |
| 17 | Quiss picked up the small attendant by the front of its cloak and brought its blank face up to his own , scraping the creature 's green boots over the surface of the draining board with a rattling noise . |
| 18 | He stood and picked up the small bowl he had brought , walking through to her bathroom to empty it . |
| 19 | So he looked at Matron , tight-faced and armored in starch , at Miss Guttner sitting lumpishly beyond her , her glasses shining blankly as they picked up the overhead light that filled the room with a necessary illumination against the heaviness of the sky pressing grayly against the windows . |
| 20 | Her dark-brown skin picked up the deadening light inside the train and reflected it strangely so that her face looked almost silver . |
| 21 | I picked up the nearest coil and began to gather it up , but whereas in the summer heat the pipe had been soft and flexible , it now had the consistency of a steel cable and was like trying to lift a bedframe designed by Salvador Dali . |
| 22 | Without thinking , Moore picked up the nearest book and threw it . |
| 23 | She picked up The Cheaper Sex with the tips of her bony , scarlet-nailed fingers . |
| 24 | Robert picked up the overflowing hand grip lying next to his feet . |
| 25 | He pulled on the coat , adjusted a slouch hat and picked up the overnight bag she had prepared . |
| 26 | He picked up the dry droppings and crumbled them in his hand . |
| 27 | He picked up the two chairs and placed one on each side of the fireplace . |
| 28 | Once again Skaller picked up the two pictures , but only the features of the other boy still held his glance . |
| 29 | Tom picked up the two whiskeys and manoeuvred Patrick into the corner , pushing him into the seat first so that he was up against the wall . |
| 30 | He picked up the two grips and the empty suitcase Tom Rooney had given then to lend credence to their story . |