Example sentences of "pick [adv prt] the [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Picking up the glass he put it to her mouth . |
| 3 | ‘ What are you doing up here anyway ? ’ he demanded , leaning over to pick up the towel he had left on the seat . |
| 4 | He bent to pick up the card he 'd been carrying then scowled at the deserted foyer . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | GRIPPING SCENE : Proud pop picks up the tot he once refused to carry |
| 9 | ‘ We did not pick up the fact he had died . |
| 10 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 11 | She sat on the opposite couchette and picked up the paperback he had been reading . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Bloke come and bought a Teletext with his friend , come all the way from Falmouth , he pulled on the front , paid me his money , saw the telly working , put the remote in his pocket , my son carried the telly down , put it in the back of the car the bloke shut the boot , he drove off the front , I picked up the phone he er and he just swung round off the front , the boot come open out come the telly ! |
| 14 | Travis picked up the map he must have been consulting while she slept . |
| 15 | He picked up the book he was reading , and threw it violently at the rat . |
| 16 | He went through to his room and picked up the bag he had packed earlier , then went to the small desk in the corner and took a tiny notebook from the drawer . |