Example sentences of "[adv] she pick [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Hesitantly she picked up the soap and began to soap the expanse of his chest , while he looked down at her .
2 Then she picked up the wicker bird cage and took it to the sill .
3 Then she picked up the book of ‘ psychological correspondences ’ again and began with difficulty to read the letters .
4 Then she picked up the letter with the neatly typed address .
5 She waited until she heard the outer door close , then she picked up the receiver .
6 Instead she picked up the receiver again .
7 ‘ Well , come along , come along , Miss Quinn , ’ Dr. Briant said , using the bright rallying voice he always did when speaking to her , and obediently she picked up the baby and carried him to the scales .
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