Example sentences of "pick [adv prt] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'll catch the first flight to Frankfurt after we 've picked up our bags from the Mayfair . |
| 2 | Magee looked closely at him , trying to focus on the face in the darkness , to pick out his features beneath the grime that covered his face like a second , darker skin . |
| 3 | If we prop it open a bit we should pick up their voices on the tape . ’ |
| 4 | The winners will be notified tomorrow and they can pick up their tickets at the box office . |
| 5 | You 'd be too near the Stage Manager 's desk there , might pick up his cues on the transmitter . |
| 6 | The photographers reluctantly put their glasses down and picked up their cameras as the PRO , his hands daintily plucking at the collar of the mink , prepared to unveil the famous figure When every camera was in place , he whisked the coat away . |
| 7 | It would be really rather nice , she thought as she picked up her cases for the fiftieth time that day , if they could all stay together , though it was hardly likely . |
| 8 | ‘ I shall check my unpleasant little visitor 's home in the morning , ’ said Moore to himself as he picked up his books from the floor . |
| 9 | ‘ I picked up my teeth from the pitch and wanted to play on , but a dental consultant from the crowd advised me to have them put back as soon as possible ’ — JAMES CHANDLER ( Bedford wing ) after the Pilkington Cup home defeat by Harlequins when he was alleged to have been punched by an England flanker . |
| 10 | Then I picked up my things at the stationer 's and walked home , ignoring the distressing tugs of the magnetic field , which made me feel I 'd wasted my morning by not doing the thing I 'd set out to do . |
| 11 | She picked up my underclothes from the floor and laid them on a chair . |