Example sentences of "he picked [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He picked up the telephone . |
| 2 | He picked up the Bren gun , I collected the ammunition and we made our way out of the orchard . |
| 3 | He lifted his hands in a helpless gesture , then , letting them drop , he picked up the next chart . |
| 4 | He picked up the lop-sided contraption that was meant to be his pheasant trap . |
| 5 | He picked up the correspondence and miscellaneous papers in the in-tray and quickly scanned the contents . |
| 6 | He picked up the phone — his own for a change — and rang her in a state of anger . |
| 7 | But then he picked up the rubbish bag and slung it over his shoulder . |
| 8 | He picked up the blue card again , thinking about his novel . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He picked up the broken pot and went away . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He picked up the executive case , his suitcase . |
| 13 | He picked up the bowl and tossed the water into the darkness . |
| 14 | He picked up the tins ; then , leaning towards her , he said , ‘ Nice to be served by a pretty face . |
| 15 | He picked up the plate and concentrated on the lump of fat . |
| 16 | He picked up the mug and small plate , walked to the door and opened it . |
| 17 | He picked up the two chairs and placed one on each side of the fireplace . |
| 18 | He picked up the suit-case and carried on . |
| 19 | ‘ We 'll wander back , ’ he said as he picked up the blanket and baskets , ‘ expect we 'll meet 'em coming back . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ My lipstick fell out of my bag , you see , and he trod on it — not on the carpet , thank heaven ! — so he picked up the mangled remains and asked if he could get me another . |
| 21 | Squatting down , he picked up the other five squirming bodies and stuffed them into a cloth sack . |
| 22 | Then , without a word , he picked up the plate and tossed a stream of rice grains into the air . |
| 23 | He picked up the phone . |
| 24 | He picked up the headset again . |
| 25 | So he picked up the receiver and waited . |
| 26 | He picked up the desserts and hurried into the room , addressing the table in these terms , Eva becoming more furious until an intense discussion broke out about the importance of intuition in the breakthrough stage of science . |
| 27 | He picked up the gun , and held it to his temples , ‘ One 's arms simply are n't long enough to pull the trigger . ’ |
| 28 | He picked up the frayed , very pointed collar of her shirt . |
| 29 | He picked up the witch-hazel . |
| 30 | Willie watched him in horror as he picked up the wriggling worms and put them inside the tin . |