Example sentences of "up [conj] picked [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Lee got up and picked up a piece of cross-stitch tapestry from the top of an old record-player and sat down in the rocking-chair , her back to the two young people .
2 She got up and picked up the frame and brought it over to Meredith .
3 There was a pause while Nicole paid the bill , putting it on her husband 's gold credit card , then she straightened up and picked up the bag .
4 He stood up and picked up the candle and went wandering off into the shadows with it .
5 However , the telephone was certainly ringing , and he got up and picked up the receiver .
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