Example sentences of "pick up [adj] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In pursuing the campaign for family allowances ( initially intended to provide the mother with a wage as well as allowances for children ) , mainstream feminists of the inter-war years were picking up one of the major demands of labour women 's groups prior to World War I and consciously taking on board social issues of importance to working class women . |
| 2 | Claire stood up and began walking around the room , idly picking up one of the many calculators lying around , her hand trailing over the volumes of books on the shelves . |
| 3 | Picking up one of the large wooden podgers the women used to push down the bagwashes , Michael prodded Tommy on the shoulder . |
| 4 | While the middle single coil on the EG-2 is of regular design , the single coils on the EG-1 are designed especially to keep the noise down , and presumably also to emulate Gibson 's P-90 in picking up more of the vibrating string , thanks to some added width . |
| 5 | Dr Russell insisted that I went with the convalescent men and we were lucky to pick up one of the last trains to go northwards . |
| 6 | His stepson , Simon , a tall stockbroker , guffawed for no obvious reason and kicked the chin of a sleeping dog off a pile of Thomas 's books , although he did n't go on to pick up any of the spilled books . |
| 7 | THOSE Millwall fans who did n't manage to rip up a piece of turf during the chaotic farewell scenes at The Den the other week will be glad to know they 'll have the chance to pick up some of the sacred turf next week in a special auction . |
| 8 | First , there are inherent limitations in looking only at individual projects , which do not pick up some of the key problems discussed above , such as fungibility and co-ordination . |
| 9 | Erm it is quite clear from that that because the inner routes er are much closer in er to the urban area , they do pick up more of the local movements between Harrogate and Knaresborough er than does the outer route . |
| 10 | Then , at random almost , she picked up one of the other cuttings , which showed Harriet Shakespeare 's plain , squashed face looking white and distraught and pitiful as she leaned against a friend 's arm . |
| 11 | One day he picked up one of the elongated putters used to such devastating effect on the fabulously rich US Seniors ' Tour by such as Orville Moody , a notoriously fragile performer on the greens until he turned 50 . |
| 12 | He bent to look at the fastening , then picked up one of the white stones and struck ; the glass tinkled thinly , a horrible sound . |
| 13 | I picked up one of the old models for a good price , but the new style is still reasonable . |
| 14 | She picked up one of the crumpled scraps of paper and began staring fixedly at the pictures on it . |
| 15 | So we picked up one of the little floaters provided at the port , and went exploring . |
| 16 | Duncan stood back , against the wall , as Myeloski picked up one of the wooden chairs and pulled it up to the cot . |
| 17 | It was the Liberals , under Grimond 's leadership , who picked up many of the disaffected Tories in the by-elections of 1962 and ‘ 63 — a party with a less strong ‘ class ’ identification than the Tories or Labour . |
| 18 | They also picked up two of the three extra seats on Castlereagh council , boosting their party strength to five . |