Example sentences of "pick [pron] [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 So we 've planted a seed and we either get introductions there and then or we 've paved the way to the pick them up at the second appointment .
2 I offer my congratulations to the workers and management of Yarrow , who have picked themselves up after the bitter disappointment of losing the last order , despite having built the first of class and many of the subsequent ships .
3 Pierre came to pick them up in the long Mercedes and they piled in with all their bags and appurtenances .
4 picking us out in the battered kiosk .
5 So I 'll pick them up at the next brief .
6 Shall I pick you up at the same time as I did this morning ? ’
7 After a while , Jay could no longer pick her out against the distant sand , and she lay on the bed , under a sheet , downed the last of her drink , and slept .
8 ‘ Three or four goes should make up the mind for her , ’ said Raimundo evilly , as Perdita picked herself up off the dusty ground .
9 There were some other guys featured but I definitely picked him out as the best . ’
10 The phone on the wall close to her rang and she picked it up at the second ring .
11 She picked it up at the third ring .
12 Perhaps he just picked it up in the right place .
13 With Matthew able to drive , he dropped us at the start and picked us up at the other end , and we arrived within 2 minutes of each other , which was remarkable because we were all 3/4 hour late !
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