Example sentences of "picked up the newspaper " in BNC.
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| 1 | He threw his dressing gown casually on the chair and — with never a glance at Arty — jumped between the sheets , picked up the newspaper from the floor beside the bed , opened it out and peered over the top , his ears tuned to the conversation . |
| 2 | For answer , I picked up the newspaper from where I 'd thrown it on the desk . |
| 3 | He looked at his wife , then at Pascoe , picked up the newspaper and began fiddling with it . |
| 4 | He picked up the newspaper and read the passage again . |
| 5 | Slowly he got to his feet and picked up the newspaper . |