Example sentences of "she picked [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She picked up the bag that held the can of red spray paint and left the living room in silence . |
| 2 | She picked up the alarm clock , three large cushions and a blanket , went into the kitchen and closed the door firmly behind her . |
| 3 | She picked up the phone . |
| 4 | She picked up the stick and hurled it , skimming it low over the shallow pools left by the tide . |
| 5 | Then she picked up the book of ‘ psychological correspondences ’ again and began with difficulty to read the letters . |
| 6 | She picked up the earpiece . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , come along , come along , Miss Quinn , ’ Dr. Briant said , using the bright rallying voice he always did when speaking to her , and obediently she picked up the baby and carried him to the scales . |
| 8 | As soon as she picked up the receiver I 'd say , ‘ It 's Robina , ’ and then cut off . |
| 9 | She picked up the menu and scanned it with the air of a gourmet . |
| 10 | Then she picked up the wicker bird cage and took it to the sill . |
| 11 | Then she picked up the dirty washing and went to the door . |
| 12 | She picked up the briefcase . |
| 13 | With a rush of fury she picked up the J-cloth which was sitting in a pool of greasy water at the bottom of the sink . |
| 14 | She picked up the lanthorn again to get a clearer view , and what she saw deeply etched into his right shoulder burned into her mind as hot metal had burned into his flesh . |
| 15 | She picked up the lanthorn and hesitated . |
| 16 | She picked up the quartz crystal which , she believes , has had a beneficial effect on her well-being . |
| 17 | In desperation she picked up the phone and called astrologer Penny Thornton . |
| 18 | The New York Film Critics Circle gave Emma , 33 , its top honour after she picked up the DW Griffith and Los Angeles Critics awards for her portrayal of Helen Schlegel in the adaptation of E M Forster 's novel , Howards End . |
| 19 | She picked up the box with the frog-magician in it and wedged it into her cape pocket . |
| 20 | Mum was crying as she picked up the money and slipped it into her purse which she kept down her bosom . |
| 21 | That should shake the audience to attention , she thought , as she picked up the first book . |
| 22 | She picked up The Cheaper Sex with the tips of her bony , scarlet-nailed fingers . |
| 23 | Her mind made up , she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of the separate school . |
| 24 | She picked up the phone before it could ring twice , and spoke softly into the mouthpiece . |
| 25 | Rodi 's second husband Gordon , 64 , died two months before she picked up the cheque from Bergerac star John Nettles . |
| 26 | Maggie LeMan kept her eyes riveted on the occupants of the stage for a moment , where they were bowing and making the best of the half-hearted appreciation now being shown by clapping punctuated with cat-calls ; then , slowly leaning to the side , she picked up the bird cage as she said , ‘ What do I want with a concert party ? |
| 27 | Radio ham Chris Thorndyke , 45 , from Bury St Edmonds , Suffolk , said she picked up the report . |
| 28 | The second time she picked up the lure and pulled up clumsily on my fist . |
| 29 | She picked up the page and read aloud : ‘ I 'm sorry at the disappointment you found that your friend had left the town without leaving a forwarding address . |
| 30 | She picked up the stock records , she had studied them for so long that her head ached . |