Example sentences of "[pers pn] picked up the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I picked up the pen . |
2 | After stuffing these back in the bunk-hole , I picked up the Thesaurus which was still lying open beside the bunk and re-sucked it underneath a big leather Bible . |
3 | Cos I picked up the Chester to Wrexham one instead of the Snowdonia one . |
4 | He did n't move until I picked up the poker . |
5 | I picked up the lamp and went into the bathroom . |
6 | Then I picked up the lamp torch and held it above my head . |
7 | I picked up the bottle beside me and took another long swig . |
8 | ‘ But this is what really gets at me : when we started our run in , and I picked up the diaper , I found it was already stained . |
9 | For answer , I picked up the newspaper from where I 'd thrown it on the desk . |
10 | I picked up the keys before he could change his mind . |
11 | I picked up the stack of mail from the coffee-table and dealt myself one off the bottom : the envelope that contains my monthly bank statement , with its familiar brown matt and the wax seal like a blob of blood . |
12 | It then occurred to me that I might be able to help , and I picked up the telephone and spoke to Winston . |
13 | When I picked up the ball I did n't see the crowd , just that basket . ’ |
14 | As I picked up the knife from the rubble by the table I was waking . |
15 | More to put her at her ease again than for any other reason I picked up The Times and showed it to her . |
16 | At last , I picked up the directory and began to look for the telephone number of a solicitor . |
17 | Alas , they had no high chairs for nine month old Daniel , and it was with a sinking heart that I picked up the menu , while trying to hold the baby and prevent toddler Michael from pulling off the tablecloth . |
18 | I picked up the phone and gave him an ear-bashing . ’ |
19 | I picked up the phone and gave the switchboard the Fulham number . |
20 | On impulse I picked up the phone and rang her , hoping I still had the right number . |
21 | I picked up the phone . |
22 | Bloke come and bought a Teletext with his friend , come all the way from Falmouth , he pulled on the front , paid me his money , saw the telly working , put the remote in his pocket , my son carried the telly down , put it in the back of the car the bloke shut the boot , he drove off the front , I picked up the phone he er and he just swung round off the front , the boot come open out come the telly ! |
23 | Then I picked up the lights of Burnham to starboard , and knew roughly where I was . |
24 | To join the band , I first picked up the sweater piece with right side facing and then using a three pronged latch tool I picked up the band . |
25 | I picked up the Evening News from one of the street sellers and looked through its entertainment pages . |
26 | I picked up the axe and began to chop . |
27 | I wanted to do it , but every time I picked up the Bic , a job came up . |
28 | So I picked up the thing with an empty bottle and put it in the , on the kitchen . |
29 | I picked up the file and stood with it in my hands for a few minutes before deciding whether to examine its contents . |
30 | I picked up the rod , wound in the slack and struck . |