Example sentences of "picked up the paper " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Thallium , ’ you said , ‘ job for you ! ’ and thallium picked up the papers , simpered , and went out into the world to do your bidding . |
| 2 | He picked up the papers he had discarded and laid them out so that he could check his own reports while Coy spoke to him . |
| 3 | Dougal picked up the papers and followed Lorton upstairs . |
| 4 | Judging the business to be done , Ramlal picked up the papers and went to the door . |
| 5 | Mr. Crowther picked up the papers in front of him and set them down again very neatly . |
| 6 | ‘ Imagine if Mike picked up the paper and read ‘ Wife lops husband 's head off with a fish slice on a Sunday afternoon ’ and found out it was us . ’ |
| 7 | I felt my eyes closing and picked up the paper to hide behind . |
| 8 | Fred merely nodded and picked up the paper , pretending to be engrossed in an article , and Carrie afforded herself a sly grin . |
| 9 | Quickly , I picked up the paper and read what was written on it . |
| 10 | He picked up the paper . |
| 11 | Pietro Miletti picked up the paper again and began to read in a calm , confident voice , a voice that was accustomed to being obeyed , that never needed to make a fuss . |
| 12 | In desperation she picked up the paper and turned to the TV guide , but there was nothing scheduled for the early-evening spot apart from game shows . |