She threw it on the floor. I forced her to get out of her chair to pick the spoon up.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

The robots had to pick up large balls and throw them into the trailers of opposing robots.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

Some of the soldiers left the road to pick fruits and berries from bushes along the way.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

Pieces of gypsum broke off. The wind wore them away to a size small enough to pick up and carry for short distances.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

The eleven owners of Pedal People not only pick up and remove trash and recycling.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

The city of Northampton does not provide trash and recycling pick-up services.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

And that's one of the things Jacob was noted for. His level of expression is so profound that even with a few strokes, he can pick up the action and show it to you".

VOA: special.2009.09.02

You want to keep spinning your mandrel so that it doesn't melt off the rod and you're going to heat your bead so that it's tacky enough to roll onto the frit and pick up pieces of the glass."

VOA: special.2009.05.18

The intensity of the health care debate will pick up next week when Congress returns to work after its summer break.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

The challenge is to pick out oil from other dark spots, such as shadows made by clouds or patches of seaweed.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

"Originally I thought the tourism sector would pick up very well in the last quarter of last year.

VOA: standard.2010.03.27

Fans fill out brackets to pick the winners in the four 16-team regions of the country.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

"I would hope that he would look beyond the Circuit Courts of Appeals, which now populate the Supreme Court, and pick someone with greater world experience,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

The former Rookie of the Year was the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, just the sixth American to be taken first overall.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12