Example sentences of "i picked up a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I picked up a fallen branch , and as he passed I struck him on the head . |
2 | I picked up a dental chisel and resolved to sell my life dearly . |
3 | Recently , I picked up a young bird which one of my cats had caught ; I held it in my hands in the hope that it might survive . |
4 | I picked up a young man on my first journey out of Durham about 6.30 on the morning . |
5 | Some years ago , walking along a riverside with a Pakistani biochemist , I picked up a flat stone and bounced it across the water . |
6 | The waiters were all busy at that moment so I picked up a full glass from the table and fought my way to where she was holding court in the middle of the mass — standing up , of course . |
7 | Switching on my bedside lamp , I picked up a heavy , blunt instrument ( The Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986/87 and tore open the door . |
8 | I picked up a likely length and laid it in the boat . |