Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] picked [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sharp followed him in and picked up a 12-inch knife and threatened to kill him and other staff . |
| 2 | He bent down and picked up a carrier that he 'd lain on the floor . |
| 3 | She bent down and picked out a fragment of Quimper from the dustpan . |
| 4 | Lee got up and picked up a piece of cross-stitch tapestry from the top of an old record-player and sat down in the rocking-chair , her back to the two young people . |
| 5 | Now he reached out and picked up a pheasant wing which he proceeded to eat . |