Example sentences of "picked the ball " in BNC.

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1 He picked the ball up on the edge of the Ipswich penalty area , turned and struck a wonderful left-footed shot over the rooted Forrest and into the top corner of the net for his 18th goal of the season .
2 ‘ Our keeper picked the ball out of the net twice in the first half and did n't have much else to handle . ’
3 He said : ‘ I pulled the hamstring in my left leg as I picked the ball up to score a try .
4 Deane picked the ball up outside the area and run diagonally at goal , beat 2 or 3 defenders and took it past another but the ball was running away and Speed came in and hit it with his right foot .
5 Mac picked the ball up centre field , just inside the Sheff half , and ran with the ball diagonally towards Sheff right back position .
6 He picked the ball up on the halfway line and strode to the edge of the area , where a mix-up between Richard Hall and Ken Monkou allowed him to run on and beat Tim Flowers .
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