Example sentences of "[coord] she picked [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 And she picked up the plate of spurned buck rarebit and emptied it into the bin under the counter .
2 The telephone rang , mercifully cutting short any more disturbing thoughts , and she picked up the receiver .
3 When her call came through , however , and she picked up the phone and said , ‘ Hello , ’ she realised that she would n't have to ask Lubor when Ven was coming back — because she already knew .
4 I asked which were the next tallest and she picked out the only two of the next size .
5 I asked which were the smallest , and she picked out the three shortest ones quickly .
6 Anne 's face was red and she felt ready to burst with anger but she picked up the baby and escaped to the bathroom .
7 He was right , of course , she knew that , but she picked up the brandy Mick got her and downed it in one , then hovered on the edge of her seat until he gave up and walked her home .
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