Example sentences of "[verb] as [pron] picked [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anne could see , though , that he was trembling as he picked up the handles of the handcart and moved away . |
| 2 | I noticed the leather of my shoes darken as it picked up the moisture from the grass . |
| 3 | Mum was crying as she picked up the money and slipped it into her purse which she kept down her bosom . |
| 4 | His face did not relax as he picked up the brandy and handed it to her . |
| 5 | But her emotions had burnt themselves out , and all she felt as she picked up the cards and carried them through to the kitchen was a dull emptiness , as if the pain she was n't feeling had left a gap . |
| 6 | Sophie laughed as she picked up the instrument , then , after listening for a minute , she said , ‘ Oh , yes . |
| 7 | ‘ We 'll wander back , ’ he said as he picked up the blanket and baskets , ‘ expect we 'll meet 'em coming back . ’ |
| 8 | And he waited as she picked up the receiver . |