Sentence examples for they only picked from inspiring English sources

They saw their organised theft "as a form of flattery as much as it was a crime"; they only picked on stars whose style they admired.

I hope to avoid getting dragged into the fray: they only picked one of my patents (RE38,104) to sue over.

At about 3 pm, a single U.S. helicopter arrived on the battlefield to evacuate the casualties, but they only picked up the bodies of the four American crewmen, while South Vietnamese casualties were forced to wait for another helicopter to arrive.

"Why did they only pick ten, though?" She's active on Twitter, but the nuances of social media sometimes escape her.

Look, you wait till they get to be about 20 years old, they only picking that's going to take place is your pocket.

A lot of shows look like they only pick children.

They not only picked up where they left off last season, but by all appearances they have taken a step forward.

It also meant they had only picked up four points from their opening seven games this season.

Ipswich's only league victory of the season came at Watford on 21 August and since then they have only picked up a further three points - and were humbled 6-0 at Blackpool.

They have only picked up two points from a possible 24 since their 3-2 victory at Coventry on 7 March and have slid from three points off the play-off spots to just three points above the relegation places.

They have only picked up two golds so far - in the 3,000m steeplechase and Rudisha's victory - in a track-and-field medal haul which also includes two silvers and two bronzes.