Sentence examples for served picking from inspiring English sources

Johnson would be better served picking the best of a crop of personnel men who are readily available, identifying candidates who are on the verge of becoming distinguished general managers.

I arrived at the group I was serving, picked up my spoon and fork, bent at the knees and silver served, from the left, the gobsmacked fellas.

The attorney general "would be wise to consult Congress on the new people he wants to bring in and the newcomers would be well served by picking up the phone to work with Congress" on Justice Department policy, Mr. Schumer said.

Whilst I can understand the logic of the decision, I can't help thinking that England's chances of winning the game would have been better served by picking Steven Finn or Chris Tremlett.

My confidence grew, my serving picked up a bit.

And I was serving customers, picking keys off shelves and thinking, what went wrong for me?

Procter & Gamble, on whose board Mr. Gupta also served, has picked up the balance of the bill.

For dessert I served "blackcurrants", picked from the garden, which she later explained on the phone were deadly nightshade.

"One scene we shot for two weeks where I had no lines, I wasn't saying anything – just serving tea, picking up ashes all day and trying to pretend that I was invisible – because I was.

The day it was going to be served, I picked my kids up from school and took off to my sister's in Canada.

Wait staff reach across diners' faces to serve and pick up.