Example sentences of "he pick [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the corner of her eye , she watched him pick up the first coil of rope . |
| 2 | I 'm waiting on him picking up the machine . |
| 3 | She could imagine him picking out the blooms , thinking of her , his large , flamboyant writing looping across the card … |
| 4 | Although he was no relation to Charles , his surname had inspired him to pick up the pen . |
| 5 | ‘ And as she and Steve are together it 's not unlikely for him to pick up the phone if it rang . ’ |
| 6 | I could hear him pick up the telephone and dial a number . |
| 7 | She had her back to him when she heard him pick up the mug . |
| 8 | She saw him pick up the sweater her parents had bought her for her birthday , then carelessly throw it to one side . |
| 9 | After a while he went out into the hall and I heard him pick up the thing that makes noises and which he talks into when there 's no-one here . |
| 10 | On the platform he picks up the local rumours . |
| 11 | He picks up the Business Section of the Times and takes it into the kitchen . |
| 12 | He closes face when he picks up the bat . |
| 13 | ( He picks up the coin . ) |
| 14 | ‘ Make yourself some coffee , ’ the Rasta says , and he picks up the phone . |
| 15 | Does he pick up the idea quickly or , if he does not , does he stay calm and keep trying until he does ? |
| 16 | He picked up the telephone . |
| 17 | He picked up the Bren gun , I collected the ammunition and we made our way out of the orchard . |
| 18 | He lifted his hands in a helpless gesture , then , letting them drop , he picked up the next chart . |
| 19 | He picked up the lop-sided contraption that was meant to be his pheasant trap . |
| 20 | He picked up the correspondence and miscellaneous papers in the in-tray and quickly scanned the contents . |
| 21 | He picked up the phone — his own for a change — and rang her in a state of anger . |
| 22 | But then he picked up the rubbish bag and slung it over his shoulder . |
| 23 | He picked up the blue card again , thinking about his novel . |
| 24 | MARTIN LYNCH realised the wildest dream of every jump jockey when , at the 11th hour , he picked up the mount on strongly-fancied contender Cool Ground in today 's Martell Grand National at Aintree . |
| 25 | He picked up the broken pot and went away . |
| 26 | It came to him , just like a flash of lightning and he was so excited that he picked up the telephone and rang Dennis Hopper in Los Angeles . |
| 27 | He picked up the executive case , his suitcase . |
| 28 | He picked up the bowl and tossed the water into the darkness . |
| 29 | He picked up the tins ; then , leaning towards her , he said , ‘ Nice to be served by a pretty face . |
| 30 | He picked up the plate and concentrated on the lump of fat . |