Example sentences of "picked [adv prt] the [noun] that " in BNC.
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1 | Jesus had been , with his disciples and he had spent the whole day in teaching and preaching to the people , he 'd been explaining to them what the kingdom of God was like , he 'd been telling them some of the parables that perhaps we 're familiar with , he 'd been telling them about the parable of the sewer and the seed , the man who went out and he sewed his seed and different things went wrong birds came and picked up the stuff that fell by the wayside , some fell on stony ground and it could n't put down any roots , some fell amongst thorns and they were quickly choked , but some did fall in good prepared soil and that grew . |
2 | A figure in a brown shirt stepped out from behind the bushes and stooping , picked up the leaflets that Fred had left lying on his jacket . |
3 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
4 | He picked up the file that lay on the desk and flipped it open . |
5 | When he caught up with the spectators following the last match he picked up the information that had filtered back through the crowd 's grapevine . |
6 | She picked up the bag that held the can of red spray paint and left the living room in silence . |
7 | Lee held on to Caspar who was pulling , while Philip bolted the door , forcing it , and picked up the torch that Lee had dropped . |
8 | She picked out the ones that were and put them on . |
9 | After he had finished , he picked out the crumbs that had stuck in his beard . |