Example sentences of "pick [adv prt] the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you want me to apologise for picking up the gauntlet you threw down ? ’ |
| 2 | Then began scuttering backwards and forwards like a small , frightened mouse , picking up the things they had dropped , clothes in the bedroom , toothpaste tube in the bathroom . |
| 3 | Er , you look she falls , er , two or three rush to her , the stall holder fetches a chair , they 're all round her his son 's picking up the bit she slipped on . |
| 4 | Picking up the shot he crouched low at the back of the throwing circle — he was obviously going to put every last gram of effort into preserving his reputation . |
| 5 | Picking up the glass he put it to her mouth . |
| 6 | As soon as she stopped struggling and stood motionless he let her go and bent to pick up the shoes she 'd dropped . |
| 7 | Saturday morning , and once again a fair and breezy day , so fair that I decided to give myself a holiday from writing , and go straight after breakfast to pick up the supplies I would need for the weekend . |
| 8 | ‘ What are you doing up here anyway ? ’ he demanded , leaning over to pick up the towel he had left on the seat . |
| 9 | He bent to pick up the card he 'd been carrying then scowled at the deserted foyer . |
| 10 | Could my night-time visitor have called in here to pick up the key he had shown me , and left the back door open at the same time ? |
| 11 | She reached down to pick up the sweater she had thrown on to her own oilskins . |
| 12 | They were no better at picking out the faces they had seen before than the untreated subjects . |
| 13 | ‘ One piece of advice was to think back on the big innings I have played and think about the positive parts of those innings — picking out the pieces I really enjoyed . |
| 14 | Charlie parted with a halfpenny in exchange for the Daily Chronicle , then sat on the pavement and started to read , picking out the words he recognised . |
| 15 | As Chola was kneading the dough , they hovered over it in hissing black droves , and she stopped occasionally to pick out the ones she accidentally squashed , like currants . |
| 16 | After a couple of hours , the researchers showed each personality the lists , plus a randomly mixed list , and asked the subject to pick out the words he or she recognised . |
| 17 | If I said to you every time you pick up the phone it 's closer to ten pounds , would it get you very excited . |
| 18 | This draws together large courtship parties , at which the females pick out the mates they prefer . |
| 19 | Now , the cheats amongst us ( like me ) will discover that you can import graphics into the Cel editor , and will quickly come to the conclusion that very lifelike images can be formed by using a scanner to scan individual frames from a film , and then pick out the bits they want and place them on cels to form a small animated sequence . |
| 20 | GRIPPING SCENE : Proud pop picks up the tot he once refused to carry |
| 21 | ‘ Still , ’ said Sam , ‘ they let the dossers pick up the ones they throw out . ’ |
| 22 | If I could just pick up the point you made Councillor , I think that at the A C C discussions , there was a great deal of cognition and understanding of the need to consult with staff side , in the run up to the beginning of formal consultations . |
| 23 | ‘ We did not pick up the fact he had died . |
| 24 | You see they 're again there you do n't get it in a packet you can pick out the grapes you want . |
| 25 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 26 | He picked up the garments she 'd taken off . |
| 27 | She sat on the opposite couchette and picked up the paperback he had been reading . |
| 28 | She put the violin back into its case , picked up the bundle she had made of her coat and thrust it under her arm as she hoisted up her suitcase . |
| 29 | When I picked up the ball I did n't see the crowd , just that basket . ’ |
| 30 | He picked up the papers he had discarded and laid them out so that he could check his own reports while Coy spoke to him . |