Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] pick up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christina kneeled down to pick up the handle of a cup . |
| 2 | Just as I was about ashore , I bent down to pick up the ball , getting a wet sleeve in the process . |
| 3 | He bent down to pick up the photograph which was what had fallen . |
| 4 | I turned the boat into the first drift and bent down to pick up the rods . |
| 5 | ‘ Thanks , Mister Tom , ’ and he bent down to pick up the book with the marmalade cat in it . |
| 6 | He was charged $65 for a call that never got through , and the Inter- Continental has since confirmed that ‘ for technical reasons , charges for all international calls out of Zaire commence as soon as the line rings , as opposed to when the party telephoned actually picks up the receiver ’ . |
| 7 | She reached down to pick up the sweater she had thrown on to her own oilskins . |
| 8 | Elinor did not pick up the pan and hurl it across the room . |
| 9 | ‘ We did not pick up the fact he had died . |
| 10 | Now he did n't actually to begin with , he did n't pick up the concept of counting in tens . |
| 11 | She did n't pick up the name Berowne although he knew that it was safely stowed in her mind . |
| 12 | Soldiers had since picked up the habit of wine-drinking in France during the war and upon returning to England had educated the middle classes , further increasing the popularity of Champagne in the immediate post-war years . |
| 13 | He had foolishly picked up the trolleys from a nearby supermarket and threw them . |
| 14 | Fairbrother had not picked up the emphasis in that suggestion , and Richard decided to let it go . |
| 15 | Irina however had not picked up the seriousness of his last words . |
| 16 | ’ It had just picked up the muzak . |
| 17 | Stevie , sensitive man that he was , had also picked up the atmosphere , Chris 's unusual silence and the way they avoided looking at each other . |
| 18 | This time she had n't picked up the thread automatically . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll be in touch so that we can arrange for C.W. to meet your men before Mobuto arrives tonight , ’ Kolchinsky said then picked up the transmitter on the desk and activated the door . |