Example sentences of "she picked [adv prt] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She picked up a brass poker and stirred up the fire which already burnt brightly in the grate . |
| 2 | She picked up a pen , and started to write , in English . |
| 3 | She picked up a pen and drew a line through the service charge , then handed the bill to the indignant guest . |
| 4 | And as the house playback signalled the end of the number , she picked up a pen and some scrap paper and went out to collect orders for interval food and coffee . |
| 5 | She picked up a New York paper from the pile on the coffee table . |
| 6 | As the door closed behind him , she picked up a wad of tissues and threw them after him , scowling darkly as they fluttered harmlessly to the floor . |
| 7 | In the living room she picked up a couple of wine glasses from the floor and set them down on a coffee table . |
| 8 | She picked up a candle and ran nimbly up the steps and into the kitchen . |
| 9 | She picked up a bucket filled with weeds . |
| 10 | She picked up a Biro off his desk and levelled it at him . |
| 11 | She picked up a knife lying on the draining board by the sink , and drove it towards the man 's hand . |
| 12 | After she had gulped the pancake , she picked up a shrimp and ate that saying : ‘ I like that . ’ |
| 13 | She picked up a cotton skirt patterned with roses . |
| 14 | Then she picked up a telephone and talked to Conway . |
| 15 | She picked up a sheet of estate agent 's particulars . |
| 16 | She picked up a brush from the dressing-table and began sweeping it through her thick , luxuriant hair . |
| 17 | She picked up a brush and began to attack her hair . |
| 18 | Then she picked up a parcel lying next to her , and looked round to see if the driver was coming back . |
| 19 | Then she picked up a pencil and quickly worked out the sum on a piece of paper . |
| 20 | But Miss Angus slapped her wrist sharply with a teaspoon , as she picked up a paperback with her other hand and examined it closely . |
| 21 | Then , she picked up a half-brick and threw it through the drugstore window . |
| 22 | Another time she cut herself with the serrated edge of a lemon slicer ; on yet another occasion , during a heated argument with Prince Charles , she picked up a penknife lying on his dressing table and cut her chest and her thighs . |
| 23 | She picked up a piece of paper and began drawing little cameo pictures of the bowl of fruit on the sideboard , of the flowers in the garden , bending under the wind . |
| 24 | She picked up a piece of pottery and turned it over . |
| 25 | Nurse Motley said that except for a moment when she picked up a piece of paper and threw it in the bin , she had been standing by Kayley 's head the whole time . |
| 26 | Turning awkwardly towards the bedside table , she picked up a glass of water and sipped the warm liquid gratefully . |
| 27 | She picked up a glass paperweight from the desk and tested it in her hand . |
| 28 | A WOMAN was stung by a scorpion when she picked up a bunch of bananas in a supermarket . |
| 29 | The Moon was so angry with the hare 's evasions that she picked up a hatchet to chop off his head , but missed her aim and cut the hare on the mouth . |
| 30 | She picked up a fork and stirred the dark mass , grunting with satisfaction . |