Example sentences of "[pers pn] picks up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her dislike of him was such that during the filming of A Letter to Four Wives , in which she picks up a photograph of a man and reacts with distaste , director Joe Mankiewicz used a photo of Preminger which prompted exactly the right expression from Darnell . |
| 2 | She picks up a cigarette , and lights it . |
| 3 | The holes are formed by transferring one stitch to the next needle to the right or left , leaving the empty needle in working position so that it picks up a stitch on the following row . |
| 4 | However erm one thing I think that 's got to be borne in mind and it picks up a point that erm Leeds have made , is that they 're looking towards trendy migration , they say . |
| 5 | He picks up a novel I 'm reading . |
| 6 | Next he picks up a large flat stone and , holding it overhead , mutters a prayer and smashes the skull , twice . |
| 7 | He picks up a guitar to demonstrate and I notice that his picking action seems to be coming from his elbow , with a fairly stiff forearm … |
| 8 | And he 'd got lots of famous mates that want to play on his records , and he picks up a Grammy and releases records on scrupulous labels , instead of the 30 or more indie horsefixers he 's had the misfortune to deal with over the years . |
| 9 | Turry has to be the best-armed hero of all time and when he picks up a few power-ups you 'd think he was invincible . |
| 10 | I 'm sure he must be joking , but he picks up a pair of liquorice-coloured Everlasts and walks to the ring apron . |