Example sentences of "[noun] picked up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Christina picked up the local National newspaper and read an account of their labour-relations problems . |
| 32 | The man picked up the fallen envelope , took the lift to the eighth floor , let himself into his apartment and slit open the envelope . |
| 33 | Salako picked up the loose ball , played a short pass to Osborn , who drove the ball through a crowd of players . |
| 34 | Rather gingerly , George picked up the tiny bundle . |
| 35 | There was not much point in working harder or taking risks if the taxman picked up the main benefit of one 's success . |
| 36 | Andrew picked up the old leather helmet on the chest of drawers and put it on . |
| 37 | The DAR picked up the dead girl , and faded away into the darkness . |
| 38 | Yanto picked up the old man 's mug and walked into the cool bar . |
| 39 | Indeed , in November , 1915 , American radio engineers on the tower picked up the first broadcast voices beamed across the Atlantic from Arlington , Virginia . |
| 40 | Gina picked up the warm handful gingerly in case of accidents . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | Mark picked up the dark-looking bottle to read the label . |
| 43 | Scott Gemmill played a one-two with Lee Glover and saw his shot blocked , but Glover picked up the loose ball to ram it low past Thorsvedt . |
| 44 | Her dark-brown skin picked up the deadening light inside the train and reflected it strangely so that her face looked almost silver . |
| 45 | Molland picked up the Daily Telegraph lying on the chair beside him and held it out . |
| 46 | Thomas picked up the larger typewriter . |
| 47 | Sir Thomas picked up the empty glass , replaced it , continuing brokenly : ‘ … |
| 48 | The WI were magnificent and provided thousands of lunches ; the Red Cross picked up the few casualties and stragglers ; and children along the route played welcome hosepipes on the passing riders . |
| 49 | Vi picked up the three warrants , her mouth pursing with disapproval . |
| 50 | The Weasel picked up the empty wineskin . |
| 51 | 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 . |