1. The truck picked up speed slowly.

2. She picked me a bunch of flowers.

3. He picked up a metallic ring last night.

4. The sick man picked at the blanket.

5. She picked the best cake for herself.

6. Mathew picked up the cup and sipped his coffee.

7. Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.

8. I picked a sheltered site for the tent.

9. He picked all the pins up with a magnet.

10. He picked up his fork and knife.

11. The purse was picked up by a passer.

12. The dentist picked away several instruments.

13. These vegetables are fresh, I picked them this morning.

13. is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

14. I picked up a bug last weekend.

15. He picked up a six-pack of beer.

16. She bent down and picked up a mineral.

17. You probably picked up my keys instead of yours.

18. She picked up the receiver and dialled his number.

19. She picked some flowers from the garden.

20. He picked apart an old quilt.

21. He picked up the scattered toys.

22. He picked up his hat and went away.

23. The detective-constable picked out the words with difficulty.

24. I picked a book to read.

25. I picked out a black suit.

26. I picked up a bug in the office.

27. I picked up some literature about pensions.

28. The boy is picked up in a lifeboat.

29. He picked his words carefully.

30. You couldn't have picked a better girl.

1. The truck picked up speed slowly.

2. She picked me a bunch of flowers.

3. He picked up a metallic ring last night.

4. The sick man picked at the blanket.

5. She picked the best cake for herself.

6. Mathew picked up the cup and sipped his coffee.

7. Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.

8. He picked all the pins up with a magnet.

9. The purse was picked up by a passer.

10. The dentist picked away several instruments.

11. These vegetables are fresh, I picked them this morning.

12. I picked up a bug last weekend.

13. He picked up a six-pack of beer.

13. is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

14. She bent down and picked up a mineral.

15. You probably picked up my keys instead of yours.

16. She picked up the receiver and dialled his number.

17. She picked some flowers from the garden.

18. He picked apart an old quilt.

19. He picked up the scattered toys.

20. The detective-constable picked out the words with difficulty.

21. I picked a book to read.

22. I picked out a black suit.

23. I picked up a bug in the office.

24. I picked up some literature about pensions.

25. Try to steer the light boat to the big ship so that we can be picked up.

26. The boy picked up a handful of stones and started throwing them at us.

27. He looked through shelf after shelf and finally picked on Alex Haley's Roots .

28. He said he'd picked the woman up in a bar.

29. The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.

30. He picked over the tomatoes, looking for the ripest ones.

31. Try to steer the light boat to the big ship so that we can be picked up.

32. The boy picked up a handful of stones and started throwing them at us.

33. I bent down and picked up the coins lying on the road.

34. He must have picked up a cold — he's begun to snuffle.

35. He looked through shelf after shelf and finally picked on Alex Haley's Roots .

36. He said he'd picked the woman up in a bar.

37. The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.

38. He picked over the tomatoes, looking for the ripest ones.

39. I am looking for the missing glass-shoes who has picked it up.

40. He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders.

41. This fruit was picked only yesterday,it's as fresh as a daisy.

42. I picked up a really good bargain in the market.

43. She picked up the gauntlet in her incisive Keynote Address to the Conference.

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44. I picked up a few good bargains in the sale.

45. He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice.

46. The little boy picked up a stone and bunged it over the fence into the courtyard of his neighbour.

47. As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible.

48. Try to steer the light boat towards the big ship so that we can be picked up.

49. I picked up the book and it came apart in my hands.

50. She picked up her knife and fork and started to eat.

51. Jacelin often picked and stole when he was at school.

52. The snipers picked the soldiers off one by one as they ran for cover.

53. The soldier picked up the unexploded bomb and hurled it away into the safety of the forest.

54. She picked up a thick volume and began to read out loud.

55. He picked his cap up off the ground and jammed it on his head.

56. Have I picked a bad time to talk to you?

57. He has been picked to play in this week's game.

58. He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.

59. He gets picked on by the other boys because he's so small.

60. I have picked out the bad tomatoes from the basket.

31. He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders.

32. This fruit was picked only yesterday,it's as fresh as a daisy.

33. I picked up a really good bargain in the market.

34. She picked up the gauntlet in her incisive Keynote Address to the Conference.

35. I picked up a few good bargains in the sale.

36. He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice.

37. As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible.

38. I picked up the book and it came apart in my hands.

39. She picked up her knife and fork and started to eat.

40. Jacelin often picked and stole when he was at school.

41. The snipers picked the soldiers off one by one as they ran for cover.

42. The soldier picked up the unexploded bomb and hurled it away into the safety of the forest.

43. She picked up a thick volume and began to read out loud.

43. is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

44. He picked his cap up off the ground and jammed it on his head.

45. Have I picked a bad time to talk to you?

46. He has been picked to play in this week's game.

47. He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.

48. He gets picked on by the other boys because he's so small.

49. I have picked out the bad tomatoes from the basket.

50. She made a scoop with her hand and picked up what she had dropped.

51. He picked the child up and gently cradled him in his arms.

52. She was dossing in doorways until the police picked her up.

61. Harry was coated in sand and cement,but we picked him up and dusted him down.

62. The cat picked up the kitten by the scruff of its neck.

63. She made a scoop with her hand and picked up what she had dropped.

64. He picked the child up and gently cradled him in his arms.

65. She was dossing in doorways until the police picked her up.

66. We picked up two submarines on sonar.

67. He picked the child up bodily.

68. His teacher picked him up on his pronunciation.

69. We picked up a distress signal 6 km away.

70. He had picked a hole in his jumper.

71. She gingerly picked the flower.

72. Imogen sighed and picked up her sewing.

73. The dog picked the bone clean.

74. She picked up an injury during the quarterfinal.

75. She picked out a navy blue dress.

76. The police picked him up within the hour.

77. He picked his brushes and palette.

78. I picked up a hitchhiker on our way back.

79. Brian pulled away slowly, but picked up speed.

80. The fruit is picked by hired labourers.

81. She picked bits of fluff from his sweater.

82. The phone rang and I picked it up.

83. The child reached down/out/over and picked up the kitten.

84. I picked up your bag by mistake.

85. He picked out the ripest peach for me.

86. She bent down and picked it up.

87. He was picked to run in the 100 metres.

88. He picked up the book from the floor.

89. As he picked up the purse,the money dropped out.

90. His beeper sounded and he picked up the telephone.

91. She righted herself and picked up her bag.

92. Their remarks were picked up by the hidden microphones.

93. He picked his teeth with a toothpick.

94. He picked a pen from the ground.

95. The fruit is picked and artificially ripened before shipping.

96. Names were picked at random out of a hat.

97. A police dog picked up the murderer's scent.

98. My headlights finally picked out a road sign.

99. The design was picked out in the bright red.

100. I picked up your book by mistake.

101. She picked her jacket up off the floor.

102. They picked some favas to stay their hunger.

103. He picked up the letter and read it.

104. Lifeboats picked up all the survivors.

105. The older boys always picked on the younger ones.

106. He picked up his suitcase and climbed the stairs.

107. I picked that was where he'd gone.

108. That woman worker picked in some other extra clothes.

109. He picked up a trophy for best news editor.

110. He picked up some bimbo at the club.

111. Rather gingerly,(Sentencedict) George picked up the tiny bundle.

112. The police picked her up just outside Canterbury.

113. I picked up ￡30 in tips today.

114. Alert defenders picked off three of Black's passes.

115. He picked up sticks to make a fire.

116. She bent down and picked a flower .

117. The thief picked the man's pocket.

118. The chicken picked about the yard.

119. Here's a tip I picked up from my mother.

120. The hounds picked up the scent of the fox.

121. I picked some daffodils for you.

122. I picked over the facts of the case.

123. Sales have picked up 14% this year.

124. Matt picked up the cards and shuffled the deck.

125. Ahmed picked the melon pips from his teeth.

126. He picked out the ripest peach.

127. I picked up the wrong bag by mistake.

128. He's already picked up three major prizes this year.

129. She picked up the sandwich and took a bite.

130. He picked a fine time to leave us.

131. I wasn't picked for the hockey team.

132. Some psycho picked her up, and killed her.

133. He picked up a passenger's bag.

134. Only one newspaper picked up on the minister's statement.

135. Dade picked a dress in fashion for his girlfriend.

136. She picked up the package and casually tossed it into her bag.

137. She picked up a great book and heaved it at him.

138. He picked up his first booking for a 45th-minute foul on Bull.

139. Our man had wisely decided to be picked up at the farm.

140. The bird picked a hole in the ice with its beak.

141. He "picked up" during the 1921 British Open in a fit of pique.

142. Her house is easily picked out from the rest; it has a large black gate.

143. Jean was really lucky that she picked a winning number on the first draw.

144. She was picked out from the whole class to represent them at the other school.

145. She picked up the envelope and gave it a shake.

146. He picked up the envelope and tore it open .

147. I seem to have picked up a terrible cold from somewhere.

148. He sat at the piano and picked out a simple tune.

149. I've been in this job for thirty years(), and I've picked up a good deal of expertise along the way.

150. All the important sentences in the article were picked out in red lines.

151. Acting on impulse, he picked up the keys and slipped them into his pocket.

152. I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it.

153. The design of the house had a pleasing symmetry, its oblong shape being picked up in its elongated windows.

154. I'm not feeling well, I must have picked up a bug somewhere.

155. In the sentence 'He picked a book off the shelf and handed it to Sally, 'book' is the antecedent of 'it'.

156. He picked up the sheets of paper, and balled them tightly in his fists.

157. A witness picked him out of an identification parade as the robber.

158. She picked up a new magazine with her free hand.

159. She picked herself up, brushed herself down, and started walking again.

160. The policeman followed the thieves until they actually picked up the jewels, when he caught them in the act.

161. She picked up the knife and cut into the meat.

162. He picked on two of her statements which he said were untrue.

163. The child picked up the box and tipped the toys out all over the floor.

164. I picked up her wrist. It was limp and flaccid.

165. She picked up the receiver and put it to her ear.

166. His spirits picked up when he got the good news.

167. One of my sisters has been picked for the Olympic team.

168. He picked up the newspaper and flipped straight to the sports pages.

169. He picked up the hot metal with a pair of tongs.

170. A sniper behind the bushes picked off three of our men.

171. I picked up a piece of wood and started carving.

172. She picked up the phone but there was an ominous silence at the other end.

173. She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico.

174. I picked up a bit of information that might interest you.

175. The Coast Guard picked up a distress signal from a freighter 50 miles out at sea.

176. Reading is not picked up by a process of osmosis(), but needs to be taught.

177. The name is picked out in gold letters over the shop-front.

178. John picked a fight with Jack and came off worst.

179. He picked up the knife and plunged it in her heart.

180. The film picked up awards for best director and best original score.

181. He picked up his bag and hurried off along the platform.

182. I feel like a small child on the shore of the ocean who has picked up a pretty shell.

183. Mind you. It's easy to have your pocket picked in a big crowd.

184. She'd been picked at so often by parents and teachers that she didn't know how to behave.

185. He picked up the guitar and plucked at the strings.

186. She swivelled round in her chair and picked up the phone.

187. He saw a book on the table and picked it up, idly curious.

188. The stranded climbers were picked up by a rescue helicopter.

189. She picked up the kitten and put it in the box.

190. I picked up a few words of Greek when I was there last year.

191. When I picked up the phone all I heard was heavy breathing .

192. His story was picked out as the best by the judges.

193. He picked up the newspaper and turned to the sports pages.

194. We've playlisted many artists like Beth Orton who got picked up down the line by others.

195. The hotel was picked as the best small hotel in the area.

196. He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail.

197. He picked up a handful of dirt and threw it at them.

198. She picked up a valuable first edition at a village book sale.

199. On impulse,(http:///picked.html) I picked up the phone and rang my sister in Australia.

200. The burglars must have picked the lock on the back door.

201. I picked up some real bargains in the January sales this year.

202. He picked her out of the gutter and made her a great lady.

203. We've spent so much time together that we've picked up each other's mannerisms.

204. I picked up a free booklet on tooth care at the dentist's.

205. I picked up the phone book and glanced through it.

206. All the clothes at the sale had been thoroughly picked over and there was nothing nice left.

207. He picked the napkin from his lap and placed it alongside his plate.

208. She was picked out from thousands of applicants for the job.

209. She picked up the stone and threw it into the river.

210. He picked up his hat and brushed it off quickly.

211. His sharp ears had picked up the uncertainty in her voice.

212. He picked himself up and walked on with weak knees.

213. Over the years, he's picked off his competitors so that he now has a virtual monopoly.

214. A sniper hidden on a roof picked off three of the soldiers on patrol.

215. We received several answers, and we picked one at random.

216. He picked up the telephone and punched out his friend's number.

217. She picked up all the pearls that had been sugared over the floor.

218. Stooping down, he picked up a big stone and hurled it.

219. The survivors were picked up by fishing boats from nearby villages.

220. He has picked up with a bad bunch of people.

221. I picked out Valerie's voice from among the general conversation.

222. You won't find any good tomatoes in that basket; they've been well picked over.

223. The baby was tugging at his coat to show that he wanted to be picked up.

224. He picked up a leaflet about care of the teeth.

225. He picked the nuts off the top of the cake.

226. Shoppers picked their way through puddles caused by persistent rain.

227. I picked up the faint sound of a car in the distance.

228. On my way to Vancouver one Friday night I picked up a hitchhiker.

229. The writer's personal appearance picked up the sales of the book considerably.

230. In the assignment of various sorts of work, none of them felt as if they were being picked on.

231. I picked up a new iron at the sale - it was a steal.

232. He is picked up on a charge of killing a man.

233. Pete's torch picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang.

234. One of the hounds had picked up the scent of a fox.

235. He wouldn't say where he had picked up the information.

236. The furniture was threadbare; he'd obviously picked it up for nothing.

237. Monica picked up her Biro and revolved it between her teeth.

238. He was picked up by police as he was trying to leave the country.

239. He picked up the knife and gave it to me.

240. He went home with a girl he'd picked up at a party.

241. He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital.

242. Amy picked up the hairbrush and smoothed her hair once more.

243. The sniper picked off the enemy soldiers as they tried to leave their hut.

244. He picked up extra money as a local stringer for the New York Herald.

245. I stretched out a hand and picked up the book.

246. I picked the little girl up and helped dry her tears.

247. He had lost his appetite and picked at his food.

248. She picked up the pencil and snapped it in two.

249. I picked a piece of fluff off my shiny black suit.

250. He picked up forty of these publications and read each one of them.

251. The distress call was picked up by a young radio ham.

252. The frozen water surface will have to be picked up by hand.

253. I was always picked last for the football team at school.

254. Then she picked up her bag and rose to leave.

255. She picked up the phone,(http:///picked.html) and began to dial Maurice Campbell's number.

256. I have picked this article from the book as my favorite.

257. Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. Ralph Waldo Emerson 

258. Once I pulled a job, I was so stupid. I picked a guy's pocket on an airplane and made a run for it. Rodney Dangerfield 

259. Throughout history, females have picked providers for mates. Males pick anything. Margaret Mead