Example sentences of "pick [adv prt] his " in BNC.

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1 Instead he would walk down to the river , take the path to the bridge and pick up his Police Review at Braddan 's on his way home .
2 The young officer was told to stop complaining , pick up his weapon and complete the course .
3 Pick up his trail … ’
4 There was nothing more he could say : all that remained was to turn from her , pick up his bundle of clothes and hurry to catch up his father and Mr Bryant , who were already striding away down to the harbour .
5 Best to say nothing , perhaps — and she watched him pick up his hat and dash off to save McAllister from any dragons she might meet between Vetch Street and the rectory .
6 I pick up his name from someone , or was it in my mind anyway ?
7 Did Virgil come , pick up his stuff ?
8 Meantime , he reminded himself , since the entire company was now assembled , he had better be about sending off Father Boniface 's errand-boy to find Aldhelm at Upton among his sheep , and ask him to come down to the abbey when his work for the day was over , and pick out his shadowy Benedictine from among a number now complete .
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