Example sentences of "[adv] he pick up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally he picked up a handful of stones and every time he looked round and found her following , he threw one . |
| 2 | Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window . |
| 3 | Then he picked up a rock from the shallow water at the edge of the pool and threw it out into the middle , making a huge splash ; the rings of the splash spread nearly to the edge of the pool . |
| 4 | Then he picked up a chair and threw it at Detchard 's legs . |
| 5 | Then he picked up a long poker from the fireplace and had it like a rifle when he played the tape again . |
| 6 | His eyes narrowed on her , briefly , and then he picked up a file on the table beside him , and leafed through it , dismissing her . |