Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun prp] picked up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Rosa had taken the tray Luce picked up the crutch and practised hobbling round the bedroom . |
| 2 | When Kee left the room Conway picked up the telephone . |
| 3 | Office manager Heather rang the company 's technical services department in Cambridgeshire where systems analyst Chris picked up the phone . |
| 4 | Office manager Heather rang the company 's technical services department in Cambridgeshire where computer analyst Chris picked up the phone and at once both knew it was the start of something special . |
| 5 | With a shaking hand Isabel picked up the goblet . |
| 6 | By the time Coleman picked up the threads of the plot in February 1987 , there was still no clear plan of attack , although it was generally agreed among Hurley and his colleagues that luring Younis into a drug deal was probably the key , and that a lot of political hassle would be avoided if he could be taken , say , in international waters . |