Example sentences of "scooped up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nikos looked at him with scorn , scooped up the remaining papers and went out . |
| 2 | And at once , two more leapt forward and scooped up the bleeding lumps of flesh and bone and flung them into the open furnaces . |
| 3 | After slipping the clip carefully into her anorak pocket and zipping it closed she descended the steps and scooped up the fallen FN FAL . |
| 4 | He scooped up the solid little parcel . |
| 5 | She stooped and scooped up the little dog on to her lap . |
| 6 | In fury he scooped up the gelatinous mess and hurled it at Fairbrother , who kicked him in the balls . |
| 7 | Kathleen had always rushed for the post , even in the days when their father had laughed at her eagerness and stood above her as she scooped up the white and brown envelopes . |