I didn't want to stand out there trying to pick the lock.

It took him only a moment to pick the lock and let himself in.

I can pick the lock of the front door in one minute.

No light or sound came from the room, so he picked the lock quickly.

"And that someone would have to pick the lock to the door."

He was able to pick the lock once, but not twice.

Perhaps he'd picked the lock, as I would have in his place.

"Did any of your training include a course in picking locks?"

Nobody has the time or the skills to pick locks any more.

She still wouldn't be up to picking locks any time soon, though.