Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] picked up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I I have n't contacted only from what who er Granville said so I picked up the communion the straight away and then I could n't and she 's coming on the or that Sunday the first |
| 2 | I says that 's got ta be Warren , it could n't be anybody else , so when I come down I went off like , well I tell ya I ca n't do it , so I knew it was so I picked up the wrong she says oh I 'm just ringing because you can see what the weather is she says and you could n't go and do a day in erm , with your |
| 3 | So I picked up the thing with an empty bottle and put it in the , on the kitchen . |
| 4 | He noticed that the phone was ringing , and as he sat down he picked up the receiver and almost casually identified himself . |
| 5 | So he picked up the receiver and waited . |
| 6 | When she went downstairs he picked up the photo which stood on the dressing-table , one of his parents at someone else 's wedding . |
| 7 | Finally he picked up a handful of stones and every time he looked round and found her following , he threw one . |
| 8 | Slowly she picked up the flowers , not knowing what to say . |
| 9 | When I got home I picked up the threads of my ordinary life again very quickly — you might say I snatched them up , and plunged into a round of work and social life deliberately intended to give me as few idle moments as possible . |
| 10 | Later I picked up a station from Orlando , WINS — I listened to a maudlin piece about the poor families of soldiers and pilots . |
| 11 | Hesitantly she picked up the soap and began to soap the expanse of his chest , while he looked down at her . |
| 12 | Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window . |
| 13 | When he was satisfied they were doing it correctly he picked up the head of the dead buffalo and carried it to the river . |
| 14 | A few weeks ago I picked up a tray of plants from the greenhouse border and was delighted to see a baby toad sitting in a hallow in the soil . |
| 15 | Then I picked up a pebble and flung it out to sea ; it rose straight up into the air and landed on the ground a few yards behind me . |
| 16 | Then I picked up a bit of naan bread and mopped up my curry sauce . |
| 17 | Then I picked up the Nescafe tin and prised the lid off . |
| 18 | Then I picked up the lights of Burnham to starboard , and knew roughly where I was . |
| 19 | Then I picked up the lamp torch and held it above my head . |
| 20 | Then she picked up a pencil and quickly worked out the sum on a piece of paper . |
| 21 | Then she picked up a parcel lying next to her , and looked round to see if the driver was coming back . |
| 22 | Then she picked up a telephone and talked to Conway . |
| 23 | Then she picked up the book of ‘ psychological correspondences ’ again and began with difficulty to read the letters . |
| 24 | Then she picked up the wicker bird cage and took it to the sill . |
| 25 | Then she picked up the dirty washing and went to the door . |
| 26 | Then she picked up the letter with the neatly typed address . |
| 27 | Then she picked up the tall glass she had carried down with her , and which was now empty , walked sedately to the water 's edge , filled it with ice-cold water and returned to see that he had not shifted . |
| 28 | She waited until she heard the outer door close , then she picked up the receiver . |
| 29 | If you were keen and that well it was up to yourself a lot how you how you picked up a lot of things because if you were keen you could pick up anything you wanted if you were n't well that was just too bad it 's your own fault . |
| 30 | It stared at it for a moment , rubbing its arms , and then it picked up the telephone . |