Example sentences of "picked [adv prt] the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 2 | He picked up the garments she 'd taken off . |
| 3 | She sat on the opposite couchette and picked up the paperback he had been reading . |
| 4 | She put the violin back into its case , picked up the bundle she had made of her coat and thrust it under her arm as she hoisted up her suitcase . |
| 5 | When I picked up the ball I did n't see the crowd , just that basket . ’ |
| 6 | He picked up the papers he had discarded and laid them out so that he could check his own reports while Coy spoke to him . |
| 7 | Bloke come and bought a Teletext with his friend , come all the way from Falmouth , he pulled on the front , paid me his money , saw the telly working , put the remote in his pocket , my son carried the telly down , put it in the back of the car the bloke shut the boot , he drove off the front , I picked up the phone he er and he just swung round off the front , the boot come open out come the telly ! |
| 8 | Travis picked up the map he must have been consulting while she slept . |
| 9 | As she picked up the notebook she heard a sound close behind her and jerked round . |
| 10 | As soon as she picked up the receiver I 'd say , ‘ It 's Robina , ’ and then cut off . |
| 11 | He picked up the book he was reading , and threw it violently at the rat . |
| 12 | He went through to his room and picked up the bag he had packed earlier , then went to the small desk in the corner and took a tiny notebook from the drawer . |