Example sentences of "[noun] pick [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eleanor picked up the fresh flowers and began trimming their stems . |
| 2 | Frankie picked up the empty kettle and went to refill it but I noticed that none of the onlookers tried to wring his neck while he had the kettle in his hands . |
| 3 | Manville picked up the second folder , sighing heavily . |
| 4 | Satisfied , Manville picked up the coded copy and headed towards the despatch room . |
| 5 | Once again Skaller picked up the two pictures , but only the features of the other boy still held his glance . |
| 6 | The first watcher picked up the red phone nearby and punched out three digits . |
| 7 | Kate 's quick ears picked up the remembered bitterness . |
| 8 | Then his ears picked up the soft pattering of multiple animal feet , and the sound of undergrowth being brushed lightly aside by swiftly moving bodies . |
| 9 | In this multi-channelled world , Mr Myhrvold argues , the challenge will be not just to supply information but to make it easy for the user to pick out the specific bits he wants . |
| 10 | Iskandara picked up the few envelopes and looked at them disinterestedly . |
| 11 | Then the Judge picked up the stiff body of the student in his arms . |
| 12 | Cornelius picked up the old paper bag and carefully uncreased it . |
| 13 | Maud picked up the top letter on each pile . |
| 14 | Léonie picked up the wet cake of soap from the tin dish stencilled with poppies and washed her hands . |
| 15 | He bought groceries to last him the week , then popped next door to the frame shop to pick up the stainless steel frame he 'd ordered for a James Barker black and white print he 'd obtained in an auction some weeks before . |
| 16 | I never understood why we got in the tangled bureaucratic mess of the community charge to pick up the tiny amount of 3 million out of 42.5 million people . |
| 17 | Those who are not may choose the more attractive route , going north to Koblenz , turning right to follow the Rhine , turning left about 8km ( 5 miles ) after Kaiserstuhl to pick up the same road through Jestetten . |
| 18 | The lead was extended by Rory Malone picking up the loose ball 7 minutes into the 2nd half , 15-4 down . |
| 19 | The microphone picks up the surrounding sounds and feeds them to the amplifier . |
| 20 | The embroidery-edged bed linen picks up the delicate decoration as does the appliqué bedcover , while the plain brown walls add warmth and lend a strong contrast . |
| 21 | Tom picked up the two whiskeys and manoeuvred Patrick into the corner , pushing him into the seat first so that he was up against the wall . |
| 22 | Glasgow St Enoch Square picked up the Scottish award , Blackpool South Shore were tops in the North of England , and Maidenhead were champions in the South of England . |
| 23 | At last week 's advertising awards , the Esso tiger picked up the Best Animal trophy when to me it was obvious that the Andrex puppy was the better creature . |
| 24 | Robert picked up the overflowing hand grip lying next to his feet . |
| 25 | Black picked up the loose pile of paper just faxed through from Glasgow , |
| 26 | But the red bitch chose that same day to pick up the remaining puppy in her teeth and carry it by the scruff of the neck up the ladder and into the house . |
| 27 | Harvey the conformist was the first of the five remaining customers to pick up the outsize gesture . |
| 28 | That afternoon , while the same wind , now freshened , still blew across the island and off into the North Sea , Esmerelda and I went out as usual , and stopped off at the shed to pick up the dismantled kite . |
| 29 | Other Counsellors ' viewpoints picked out the wrecked pod , various parts of the slope and the gulley , and the four human targets . |
| 30 | Oliver picked up the empty bottle . |