Example sentences of "down to pick [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She kicked aside some of the mess , bent down to pick up a crisp packet , dropped it again and leaned against a wall , overwhelmed . |
| 2 | Her life-long friend , Catherine Quinn , 23 , escaped serious injury because she had bent down to pick up a 20p piece , and she was flung over hand railings . |
| 3 | I turned the boat into the first drift and bent down to pick up the rods . |
| 4 | Just as I was about ashore , I bent down to pick up the ball , getting a wet sleeve in the process . |
| 5 | ‘ Thanks , Mister Tom , ’ and he bent down to pick up the book with the marmalade cat in it . |
| 6 | She 'd bent down to pick up the purchases at her feet , and as she rose again she 'd caught sight of a face she knew , looking straight at her through the moving mesh of people . |
| 7 | Christina kneeled down to pick up the handle of a cup . |
| 8 | He bent down to pick up the photograph which was what had fallen . |
| 9 | She reached down to pick up the sweater she had thrown on to her own oilskins . |
| 10 | These days many people know that they should bend their knees when they bend down to pick up an object , but this is only half the story . |