Example sentences of "[verb] and pick [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have a 24-hour claims helpline ; breakdown assistance — if you have an accident , a tow-truck to come and pick up the car ; and much better documentation . ’ |
| 2 | ’ I 'll be needin' mair shag and all , ’ he bent and picked up the clay stump and peered into the empty bowl sadly . |
| 3 | His face was very close to hers as he bent and picked up the airline ticket from her desk . |
| 4 | He bent and picked up the bag , then eyed her curiously . |
| 5 | He stooped and picked up the torn halves himself . |
| 6 | He stopped , looked down , then stooped and picked up the letter . |
| 7 | He stooped and picked up the cruel dagger which had nearly split his throat . |
| 8 | She stooped and picked up the post . |
| 9 | Jesus had been , with his disciples and he had spent the whole day in teaching and preaching to the people , he 'd been explaining to them what the kingdom of God was like , he 'd been telling them some of the parables that perhaps we 're familiar with , he 'd been telling them about the parable of the sewer and the seed , the man who went out and he sewed his seed and different things went wrong birds came and picked up the stuff that fell by the wayside , some fell on stony ground and it could n't put down any roots , some fell amongst thorns and they were quickly choked , but some did fall in good prepared soil and that grew . |
| 10 | When you do not bend your knees then the back muscles have to support and pick up the weight of your torso , arms and head ( 70 per cent of your body weight ) , as well as the object you are carrying . |
| 11 | You wo n't mind and picked up the obvious , and you 're going to get out back to It 's only Sarah and |
| 12 | He just stood looking down at her for a moment , his eyes still pleading , and then abruptly he turned and picked up the tray and carried it into the kitchen for her . |
| 13 | Willie Moe snorted and picked up the boy by the leg and started to whirl him as if winding him up , which was part of a new routine called ‘ The Living Propeller ’ . |
| 14 | Preston sighed and picked up the news section . |
| 15 | Fred merely nodded and picked up the paper , pretending to be engrossed in an article , and Carrie afforded herself a sly grin . |
| 16 | She sighs and picks up the envelope again . |
| 17 | I felt my eyes closing and picked up the paper to hide behind . |
| 18 | She got to her feet and went and picked up the phone . |
| 19 | Whether to you know sort of try and pick up the guys who are getting thrown out of Heathrow and make a long-term go of it or whether in the long term , em , they want to flog it off for gravel and you know mining it for gravel and sending it for houses and you know , that sort of thing . |
| 20 | Try and pick out the aspects of your background which make you especially suitable for the job you have applied for . |
| 21 | They might come and pick up the . |
| 22 | He chuckled and picked up the phone . |
| 23 | He stretched and picked up the phone , but before he could dial he realised he had cut in on a conversation . |
| 24 | If its enemy is still not daunted and picks up the toad in its teeth , the poison acts so swiftly and powerfully on the mucous membranes of the mouth that the attacker drops the toad almost immediately . |
| 25 | He stood and picked up the small bowl he had brought , walking through to her bathroom to empty it . |