Example sentences of "[noun] she pick [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 Like a small child being told by stern parent she picked up the drink and tossed it back at a gulp .
2 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 .
3 To refresh her memory she picked up the telephone , closed her eyes , and recalled how his gloved finger had moved over the first four raised knobs of plastic .
4 The second time she picked up the lure and pulled up clumsily on my fist .
5 In desperation she picked up the phone and called astrologer Penny Thornton .
6 In desperation she picked up the paper and turned to the TV guide , but there was nothing scheduled for the early-evening spot apart from game shows .
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