Sentence examples for had only just picked from inspiring English sources

He steadfastly refused to see reason: I had only just picked up the email at the start of the day and would talk to Joe about the work, which wasn't due immediately, when he arrived at school.

The guy who only just picked up a gun?

This is a dramatic increase from last year, when just 2percentt of people buying coverage through the exchanges had could only pick one insurer.

All the questions I had, I just picked his brain.

"I had just picked up dinner," he said.

Just because you're designing with a neutral color scheme doesn't mean that you have to only pick solid patterns.

I've just picked on increasing the greenhouse gases.

Couldn't you have just picked up the phone?

The Republicans have just picked up two more governorships there.

"And I've just picked these plums from my garden.

"The market just hasn't picked up on it yet.