Example sentences of "pick [adv prt] the [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | You would have picked up the parcel and you would have delivered it yourself . |
| 2 | Then , still smiling , Isambard forced the boy 's wrists together , enclosed and held them mercilessly in one lean , muscular hand , and with the other picked up the dagger and tossed it after his own sword . |
| 3 | Cowley had picked up the phone and was listening quietly . |
| 4 | He had picked up the phone and was asking Celia to show their visitor up , James Morris glanced disdainfully at the new manager . |
| 5 | It was because Mrs Strawson was five minutes late — behaviour he made no demur at , though he would have refused to see a National Health patient who failed to turn up on time — that he had picked up the Standard and seen that paragraph . |
| 6 | He finished this one quicker than the other two and when that was done he immediately picked up the knife and cut the next slice . |
| 7 | She 's cut taxes , she 's made concessions and somehow the British people simply have n't picked up the ball and run with it . |
| 8 | Could n't have picked up the pen and opened the notebook and faced the blank page . |
| 9 | More confused than ever Mungo had picked up The Forest and the Fire , turning to page 119 . |
| 10 | Then he had deposited the champagne bottle on a small occasional table , next to a sleek ivory-coloured object that Folly had just about recognised as a phone , and she had watched in horrified fascination as he 'd picked up the receiver and started to tap out a number . |
| 11 | He 'd picked up the baby and held her while Ma gave her the medicine , and his face had the same look as when Billy had fallen in the river . |
| 12 | By comparison , following a chain or tag involves reading the link field , finding the key in it , picking up the address and searching for it . |
| 13 | ‘ Cheers , mate , ’ the child said , picking up the ball and running to his friends . |
| 14 | Donna felt a twinge of sadness and stared down into the depths of her cup , picking up the spoon and stirring unnecessarily , watching the dark liquid drip from the plastic utensil . |
| 15 | I remember picking up the film and making my way back to Derek 's , although even now the memory 's a little hazy , and then I started to feel light-headed and dizzy . |
| 16 | At last the bells start to ring in the shrine and the drummers respond , picking up the strength and intensity of the previous nights ' rhythm , pounding again so the earth shakes . |
| 17 | Picking up the rucksack and the rifle I dashed down the wooden steps amid laughter from the French Commandos . |
| 18 | ‘ Let's have it in the sitting-room , ’ Miss Honey said , picking up the tray and leading the way out of the kitchen and down the dark little tunnel into the room at the front . |
| 19 | Once , twice , three times she did it , each time picking up the card and examining it . |
| 20 | This is merely the reaction time required in picking up the card and placing it on a pile without making any choice based on the value of the card . |
| 21 | When we got to the pub my hands were so swollen and red from picking up the jug and throwing it all day I could barely pick up a pint to drink . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It 's a famous one , ’ Miss Honey said , picking up the book and returning to her table in front of the class . |
| 23 | The incubation period between picking up the infection and showing the first clinical signs is four to five days and during this time the animal appears clinically normal . |
| 24 | It 's all right , ’ Sarah said , picking up the purse and giving it to her . |
| 25 | It was Aunt Tossie , leaning over her , picking up the plate and fork and then shovelling the spinach into her own mouth , aborting the sacrifice Nicandra knew she was just about to make . |
| 26 | But that is another way of saying the ring can not be seen , measured , touched or heard by picking up the bell and sniffing it , weighing it and subjecting it to chemical analysis . |
| 27 | Leading his daughter , he reiterated his promise to come in after morning surgery to pick up the squirrel and return the cage later , and when the door closed Sophie turned to Joanna . |
| 28 | I pinned it to the corkboard with a red drawing pin and a light heart , and went upstairs again to change back into jodhpur boots to deal with the terrain and to pick up the map and the compass in case I could n't find the trail . |
| 29 | Godolphin only had to pick up the encyclopaedia and he was ready to put on his boots and set off for the Dominions again . |
| 30 | Your publication has given some of the world 's best humorists and cartooonists their most memorable exposure and has inspired countless others to pick up the pen and make complete fools out of themselves . |