Example sentences of "they pick [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There they pick up the little grubs in their jaws and carry them back to the building site . |
| 2 | So he looked at Matron , tight-faced and armored in starch , at Miss Guttner sitting lumpishly beyond her , her glasses shining blankly as they picked up the overhead light that filled the room with a necessary illumination against the heaviness of the sky pressing grayly against the windows . |
| 3 | Showing that their displays are appropriate for all types of buildings they picked up the third prize for their display at the Marriott Hotel also in Dyce . |
| 4 | The British Lions were amused to read of the plight of referee Steve McNally when they picked up the local paper in Paihia before the first match of their New Zealand tour . |
| 5 | One of them picked up the rolled newspaper which Clasper had flung into the crowd . |