Example sentences of "[coord] picked up the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He stood and picked up the small bowl he had brought , walking through to her bathroom to empty it .
2 Nintendo 's machines hit British shops in autumn 1990 but it was last Christmas , when it outsold everything else in sight and picked up the prestigious Toy Of The Year award , that things really took off .
3 He pulled on the coat , adjusted a slouch hat and picked up the overnight bag she had prepared .
4 He jotted the three names down on a slip of paper with a gesture of finality and picked up the internal telephone , stabbing out the number for the code-room .
5 Then she stood up , turned to the sink again and picked up the rust-coloured casserole dish from where she had left it .
6 Having collected the mail and picked up the following day 's patrol tasks , the vehicles arrive and we return to Rosemount for lunch .
7 He stooped and picked up the cruel dagger which had nearly split his throat .
8 She pushed her glasses back up her nose , clamped her mouth shut firmly , and picked up the hard-backed novel , which had cost six dollars and fifty cents of the Committee 's small funds .
9 He went down and picked up the dangling receiver .
10 He stooped and picked up the torn halves himself .
11 He walked to the table and picked up the big Polaroid camera in its leather case .
12 ‘ Let's go then , ’ said Caro and picked up the big carpet bag .
13 I reached down and picked up the empty wine bottle and smashed it to the floor .
14 I went round the other side of the horse and picked up the off fore .
15 And it was just after he 'd flicked through one of them that Detective Constable Hodges ( blast his eyes ! ) had come in , walked over to the newspaper stall , and picked up the top copy but one from the Daily Mirror pile .
16 However , Ell moved quickly over and picked up the raw meat .
17 You wo n't mind and picked up the obvious , and you 're going to get out back to It 's only Sarah and
18 He looked at her — evasive , placating — and picked up the local paper .
19 Tom Kean strode across the clearing and picked up the discarded paper .
20 Jill darted forward and picked up the crushed envelope .
21 And Kalchu was satisfied and picked up the quivering body to carry it back to the fireside .
22 Corbett shook his head and picked up the faded leather dog collar .
23 Mihal beat away the burning logs with his club while Martin rushed in and picked up the old man .
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