Example sentences of "[noun] picked [adv prt] the [noun] " 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 Jean picked up the bag and took it home .
3 Neil picked up the book .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 Corbett picked up the torch and threw it down .
7 Edward picked up the menu .
8 Edward picked up the bill and examined it .
9 Edward picked up the saw .
10 Cadfael picked up the psaltery with due respect , and laid it safely aside on the little prayer-desk .
11 And Bobby picked up the phone when the phone rang and it was her and she sai erm Bob said yes ?
12 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 .
13 Travis picked up the map he must have been consulting while she slept .
14 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 .
15 Woolley picked up the tempo .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 She crossed the room and with a resolute shrug of her shoulders picked up the receiver .
19 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 .
20 Maggie picked up the poker and jabbed the fire with it , rearranging the coals so that even more heat was thrown out .
21 Some while later Colonel James Churchward picked up the idea of Mu .
22 But when Mr Wray punched him , Youngs picked up the hammer and struck him across the cheek .
23 Pete picked up the bucket as the door was unlocked .
24 Cornelius picked up the envelope and tore it open .
25 Judging the business to be done , Ramlal picked up the papers and went to the door .
26 As soon as the last student had filed out of her office , Loretta picked up the phone .
27 Seeing this , Dong picked up the shovel and made to dig again .
28 T'zin picked up the cup , then gestured with it .
29 Mr. Crowther picked up the papers in front of him and set them down again very neatly .
30 LĂ©onie picked up the brush and got going on her cousin 's hair .
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