Example sentences of "picked up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She picked up the earpiece . |
| 2 | He turned on his heel , picked up the painting , and left the villa , slamming the door behind him . |
| 3 | Corbett turned away and picked up the goblet , tasting the full red flavour of Bordeaux . |
| 4 | With a shaking hand Isabel picked up the goblet . |
| 5 | He left the kitchen and picked up the hotel cashbox from his office in the foyer . |
| 6 | He picked up the King in his arms and we opened the door . |
| 7 | Rima picked up the cassowary in his strong arms and clasped the hard thigh muscles with both hands while Joseph sawed through the creepers . |
| 8 | Ordering fresh coffee from the waitress who came to take my order , he passed me the Guardian and picked up the Sun . |
| 9 | He rose , walked round the table and picked up the skein . |
| 10 | At last , I picked up the directory and began to look for the telephone number of a solicitor . |
| 11 | Then she picked up the wicker bird cage and took it to the sill . |
| 12 | Blind Io picked up the cube and counted the sides . |
| 13 | I noticed the leather of my shoes darken as it picked up the moisture from the grass . |
| 14 | Thérèse picked up the biscuit box from the table . |
| 15 | McGowan reached out and picked up the mask . |
| 16 | He picked up the bowl and tossed the water into the darkness . |
| 17 | He was amused to observe that she forced herself to be a blank when she picked up the bowl of pus and blood . |
| 18 | Jesus had been , with his disciples and he had spent the whole day in teaching and preaching to the people , he 'd been explaining to them what the kingdom of God was like , he 'd been telling them some of the parables that perhaps we 're familiar with , he 'd been telling them about the parable of the sewer and the seed , the man who went out and he sewed his seed and different things went wrong birds came and picked up the stuff that fell by the wayside , some fell on stony ground and it could n't put down any roots , some fell amongst thorns and they were quickly choked , but some did fall in good prepared soil and that grew . |
| 19 | Benjamin picked up the casket and carefully examined the lining , searching for any secret compartment or hidden drawer . |
| 20 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 21 | She moved her glass , picked up the brochure and leafed through it , studying pictures of happy couples . |
| 22 | He picked up the address , read it , and thrust it into his pocket . |
| 23 | He threw his dressing gown casually on the chair and — with never a glance at Arty — jumped between the sheets , picked up the newspaper from the floor beside the bed , opened it out and peered over the top , his ears tuned to the conversation . |
| 24 | For answer , I picked up the newspaper from where I 'd thrown it on the desk . |
| 25 | He looked at his wife , then at Pascoe , picked up the newspaper and began fiddling with it . |
| 26 | He picked up the newspaper and read the passage again . |
| 27 | Slowly he got to his feet and picked up the newspaper . |
| 28 | Southgate picked up the manuscript and stalked away . |
| 29 | He picked up the suit-case and carried on . |
| 30 | Allen picked up the sack and slung it over his shoulder and they all three went out into the open air . |