Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] picked [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He parked himself in the seat opposite and picked up the menu . |
| 2 | Lowell bent down and picked up the fragment of urn , wiping it with the palm of his hand . |
| 3 | One of the apes that lived among the rooftops of the city scampered down and picked up the peel , then raced back up to his vantage point beside the eaves . |
| 4 | He sat down and picked up the sheaf of papers neatly set out on the top of his desk . |
| 5 | She turned the music down and picked up the receiver . |
| 6 | She got up , made herself another coffee , sat down and picked up the note again . |
| 7 | One of the humans reached down gingerly and picked up the box , lifting it up in the air as though Masklin was something very rare and delicate . |
| 8 | De Raimes shrugged carelessly and picked up the lid of a warming dish , inspecting the food beneath it . |
| 9 | Corbett turned away and picked up the goblet , tasting the full red flavour of Bordeaux . |
| 10 | He stumped savagely downstairs and picked up the receiver . |
| 11 | He walked over and picked up the pewter goblet , sniffing at it carefully . |
| 12 | Sam came over and picked up the bat . |
| 13 | The corset buyer got to her feet grimly and picked up the glass of drinking water in front of her . |
| 14 | He stood up and picked up the candle and went wandering off into the shadows with it . |
| 15 | However , the telephone was certainly ringing , and he got up and picked up the receiver . |
| 16 | She got up and picked up the frame and brought it over to Meredith . |
| 17 | There was a pause while Nicole paid the bill , putting it on her husband 's gold credit card , then she straightened up and picked up the bag . |
| 18 | Devlin glanced up , smiling amiably and picked up the glass of beer in his left hand . |
| 19 | McGowan reached out and picked up the mask . |
| 20 | Then you 'd hear him shouting , Let go and the two men let go of the two ropes on the grating and the engine man was shot out and went back and picked up the anchor and reset it and sometimes reset two or three times during the relief . |
| 21 | He probably tried the door to the house , found that unlocked as well and picked up the hammer in case he was disturbed . ’ |
| 22 | Ruth took a step forward and picked up the packet . |
| 23 | She took one step forward and picked up the paperweight from the vicar 's desk — a large pebble upon which Mrs Longhill had painted wild flowers as a birthday present for her husband . |
| 24 | He leant forward and picked up the bunch of keys and the bit of paper . |
| 25 | Bernice stepped forward and picked up the hat . |
| 26 | I trudged upstairs and picked up the tin and the opener . |