Example sentences of "[noun sg] and picked up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She crossed the bedroom and picked up the cigar and put it back on the table . |
| 2 | A long and heart-felt kiss was interrupted by the phone and I hurried back into the bedroom and picked up the extension in time to hear Ed Grainger . |
| 3 | After winning the Berkhamsted he went back to his home club and picked up the Watson Trophy with a 69 . |
| 4 | He was halfway through his coffee when he swung his legs off the couch and picked up the phone to the embassy . |
| 5 | Clearly this was no place for me , and having tiptoed back to the sitting-room , I switched on a light and picked up the evening paper . |
| 6 | Then , when she turned the corner , he went out to the hall and picked up the phone . |
| 7 | Then she hurried into the hall and picked up the telephone , intent upon speaking to Ursula and demanding an explanation . |
| 8 | Ginny ran into the hall and picked up the handset . |
| 9 | She rushed into the hall and picked up the receiver . |
| 10 | Very quietly she turned around , walked back into the lobby and picked up the phone . |
| 11 | James Spicer , his military persona now well to the fore , ignored the question and picked up the phone . |
| 12 | The man posed as a mini-cab driver and picked up the woman outside a pub in Brockley , south-east London . |
| 13 | Stephen dismissed Paul with a wave and picked up the receiver . |
| 14 | He left the kitchen and picked up the hotel cashbox from his office in the foyer . |
| 15 | As she could hear Jack coming down the stairs she returned to the kitchen and picked up the metal spoon and plunged it into the saucepan which she had not yet put on to heat . |
| 16 | Ordering fresh coffee from the waitress who came to take my order , he passed me the Guardian and picked up the Sun . |
| 17 | She rushed back to the living room and picked up the snaps . |
| 18 | Fred came into the room and picked up the evening paper then settled himself in his usual chair . |
| 19 | He went through to his room and picked up the bag he had packed earlier , then went to the small desk in the corner and took a tiny notebook from the drawer . |
| 20 | However , although several lengths behind , Clydal Pal soon moved into overdrive and picked up the leader in the home straight to win going away . |
| 21 | Charsky raised himself on an elbow and picked up the mug of coffee , while Anna slipped off her dressing gown and climbed into bed . |
| 22 | Then she moved briskly away , opened the door , and returned to the stove and picked up the saucepan and the spoon . |
| 23 | Jack was busy , dealing with a nasty fracture , so she went to the nursing station and picked up the phone . |
| 24 | ‘ Understood , ’ she said , and started to slide gratefully toward the doorway as Charlie moved over into his chair and picked up the phone again . |
| 25 | Rose left the chair and picked up the canvas bag . |
| 26 | Slowly and deliberately , he rose from his chair and picked up the piece of rope from the floor . |
| 27 | Hari pushed past the woman and picked up the boots hugging them to her in a rush of relief . |
| 28 | Rising slowly like an automaton , she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver . |
| 29 | The animal with an emerald on its leg tugged at Midwinter 's sleeve-lace and picked up the baton again and staggered about with it . |
| 30 | There was still an hour left before the classes finished , so she parked the Golf in the courtyard and picked up the book , then changed her mind and took her camera from the glove compartment instead . |