Sentence examples for had previously picked from inspiring English sources

As revealed in The Guardian last year Thompson had previously picked him out as a future director general.

Crucially, Trump has been forced into what the New York Times dubbed a "hatchet-burying trifecta": endorsing three major Republicans he had previously picked fights with.

Mr. Obama had previously picked a succession of nominees who they believed were too centrist to counter the conservatives appointed during the Bush administration, they said, but finally he had selected a liberal legal rock star.

The network had previously picked up the drama pilots, "Chicago Med," "Blindspot" and "Heartbreaker" to series.

Mr. Cowell has previously picked favorites, as he did two years ago when he preferred Chris Daughtry over Taylor Hicks.

Having previously picked up the prize for their 2011 album, they have now picked it up for their seventh studio album, Drones.

Sky1 has previously picked up the US drama Prison Break, which had aired on Five; Lost, which launched in the UK on Channel 4; and 24, which first went out on BBC2.

In both states, the main concern was that the witness in the courtroom was making the identification for the first time, and had not previously picked the defendant out of a standard lineup or photo array.

The desired pattern of nanowires has previously been picked out on the chip's surface with spots of a catalyst that cause silicon from the gas to be deposited.

That way, if you want to go back to a video that you had previously started, it'll pick up right where you left off.

A good example is his reincorporation of David Beckham into Real Madrid's side in 2007 to great effect - he had previously said he would never pick the England captain again.