Example sentences of "she pick [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Me friend over in Norway , she said she 's she got over there and sat down and she thought , yes , she 's got the Complete Works of Shakespeare , I 'll have a whale of a time trying to read it , she picks up the book , it 's all in Norwegian . |
| 2 | Should she pick up the baby whenever it cries or leave it until it settles of its own accord ? |
| 3 | She picked up the stick and hurled it , skimming it low over the shallow pools left by the tide . |
| 4 | She picked up the menu and scanned it with the air of a gourmet . |
| 5 | She picked up the menu . |
| 6 | She picked up the briefcase . |
| 7 | She picked up the quartz crystal which , she believes , has had a beneficial effect on her well-being . |
| 8 | She picked up the ticket , opened it , looked at the destination . |
| 9 | Like a small child being told by stern parent she picked up the drink and tossed it back at a gulp . |
| 10 | She picked up the dice-cup and held it as steady as a rock , yet all the Gods could hear the three cubes rattling about inside . |
| 11 | She picked up the jade . |
| 12 | In the queue , she picked up the smell of long-term poverty . |
| 13 | She picked up the foot in both her hands and nipped the jagged crescent with her teeth . |
| 14 | With a gesture which reminded Julia of someone searching their pockets for change , she picked up the present which she had brought to welcome the Dean . |
| 15 | Then she picked up the wicker bird cage and took it to the sill . |
| 16 | Mr Jarvis grinned and , as she picked up the squirrel and took him over to the recovery cage , he followed and stood watching as she settled her patient down . |
| 17 | She picked up the trowel and a bag of tulip bulbs . |
| 18 | Maggie LeMan kept her eyes riveted on the occupants of the stage for a moment , where they were bowing and making the best of the half-hearted appreciation now being shown by clapping punctuated with cat-calls ; then , slowly leaning to the side , she picked up the bird cage as she said , ‘ What do I want with a concert party ? |
| 19 | At once , she picked up the gold key from the table , unlocked the little door into the garden , and then began to eat a piece of mushroom . |
| 20 | He was amused to observe that she forced herself to be a blank when she picked up the bowl of pus and blood . |
| 21 | He was right , of course , she knew that , but she picked up the brandy Mick got her and downed it in one , then hovered on the edge of her seat until he gave up and walked her home . |
| 22 | She picked up the document , and spread it open . |
| 23 | She picked up the telephone . |
| 24 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 25 | She picked up the telephone and dialled the number recorded in the report for Maurice 's Fifth Avenue apartment . |
| 26 | To refresh her memory she picked up the telephone , closed her eyes , and recalled how his gloved finger had moved over the first four raised knobs of plastic . |
| 27 | She picked up the telephone receiver , disbelievingly , and dialled the number of the card . |
| 28 | Then , before she could have second thoughts , she picked up the telephone and dialled his number . |
| 29 | Alyssia was still feeling inordinately pleased with herself when , half an hour later , she picked up the telephone in the little village post office and dialled her father 's direct work line . |
| 30 | Satisfied , she picked up the telephone and rang through to Edward 's house , hoping the housekeeper would answer . |