Example sentences of "[noun prp] picked up the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the edge of her hearing , Bernice picked up the sound of a roaring furnace engine , overlaid with the high pitched whine of cooling heat shields . |
| 2 | Some while later Colonel James Churchward picked up the idea of Mu . |
| 3 | Geoffrey picked up the piece of parchment . |
| 4 | Philip picked up the roll of wire and nipped off a length with the cutters . |
| 5 | Philip picked up the roll of wire from beside the hide and clipped off a good length of wire . |
| 6 | Philip picked up the armful of sticks he 'd gathered and walked across to his hide . |
| 7 | Abruptly Aggie picked up the handles of the flat-cart , then almost growling ‘ Come on ! ’ she pushed it along the road , the child trotting beside her now . |
| 8 | Some of the discipline went out of the play , but as others tired Jess picked up the pace of the game and finished looking as likely as match-winner as anyone . |
| 9 | Juliette picked up the tray of crockery and carried it to the dishwasher . |
| 10 | Peter picked up the photograph of John Redburn . |
| 11 | Iris picked up the tray of coffee mugs and headed for the kitchen , then stopped short . |
| 12 | Athelstan picked up the piece of parchment and the candle , scrutinising what he had written . |
| 13 | By the time Coleman picked up the threads of the plot in February 1987 , there was still no clear plan of attack , although it was generally agreed among Hurley and his colleagues that luring Younis into a drug deal was probably the key , and that a lot of political hassle would be avoided if he could be taken , say , in international waters . |
| 14 | Robyn picked up the piece of paper and tried hard not to believe he had made an effort . |