Example sentences of "picked a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she was almost home she picked a sprig of dā telo , pricking her thumb on a thorn and sucking the blood that rose to the surface . |
| 2 | He picked a shred of tobacco off his lip . |
| 3 | Caroline picked a theme of red and black , because Clarissa enjoys smart colours : |
| 4 | Now quite a lot of you picked a piece of bone did n't you . |
| 5 | picked pottery , some of you got building material , this lad here and someone round there , right , and a couple of you picked a piece of shell . |
| 6 | I made her some coffee and she sat and watched while Doone picked a piece of paper out of his breast pocket and handed it to Sam . |
| 7 | Mada Joyce picked a wisp of grass from her daughter 's hair and stroked her round cheek . |