Example sentences of "pick up a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up ahead Neil Coles was putting together a 66 , which eventually saw him tie with Johnny , but by the fifth or sixth , when we 'd picked up a couple of birdies to Johnny 's pars or bogey , I thought , ‘ This is our Open . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm a dealer and I 've picked up a couple of pieces which I can probably place with clients |
| 3 | This is partly because Labour has picked up a mood of unease about the city among its residents , fearful of Frankfurt taking over its role as Europe 's financial capital , and jealous of Paris 's self-confidence and infrastructure . |
| 4 | His reputation as a hard man — he had picked up a conviction for GBH — had won him work on the bouncer circuit and the title ‘ King of the Bouncers ’ . |
| 5 | I had picked up a bit of surgery from him , of course , so here I am . |
| 6 | I had picked up a box of letters and was glancing at them , when Frankenstein returned from above and caught me . |
| 7 | ‘ The C & D category societies ( the smallest ) have picked up a lot of savings business by offering high interest rates , but that money has to be lent out and the sort of mortgage business they have been picking up at the rates they charge looks very doubtful to me . |
| 8 | Jay had picked up a pattern of sleeplessness over the last five months . |
| 9 | While she was in the States , Fletcher also picked up a copy of Bodies Electric by Colin Harrison , which Bloomsbury will publish here later this year . |
| 10 | Three generations have passed through this room , slept here , argued here , made love here , even picked up a passenger in Shaftesbury Avenue to take out to Neasden … ’ |
| 11 | A final vote showed Tory support remained solid while the LibDems had picked up a handful of votes at Labour 's expense . |
| 12 | Top equity and foreign exchange dealers have picked up a minimum of £200,000 before bonuses and perks — the real whiz-kids making upwards of £300,000 . |
| 13 | At the other end of the scale , however , our machines have picked up a host of animal noises at frequencies above the range of our ears , called ultrasound . |
| 14 | ‘ You had deliberately led me to believe that you 'd picked up a stranger in Bruges , and naturally I had assumed him to be a Belgian . ’ |
| 15 | She had complained of stomach problems after returning and doctors at first thought she had picked up an infection in Africa . |
| 16 | Picking up a sheet of paper , she casually unfolded it , and then gave an exclamation . |
| 17 | I usually look forward to Family Day , but I can honestly say that this year I 'm beginning to dread it , ’ said Rachel , then , picking up a pile of records , she said , ‘ This wo n't do , we must get on , otherwise we 'll never finish these medicals . ’ |
| 18 | The winner will feature on the Miss Pears soap cartons for the following year and have her picture painted for the Pears portrait gallery , as well as picking up a cheque for £1000 . |
| 19 | Erm , two er three points would I like , erm , picking up a couple of comments earlier , and coming back to a , I think if we use a cricketing analogy , a long hop I 'd like to bowl at you Chair , and you may hit it in Mr Wincup 's direction . |
| 20 | He crouched , and picking up a handful of soil , rubbed it through his fingers . |
| 21 | PINCH TEST : This involves picking up a fold of skin ( on the horse 's neck ) between your forefinger and thumb , lifting it away from the neck , and then releasing it . |
| 22 | ‘ This is what we need , ’ Bryce said , picking up a carafe of water from the top of a chest of drawers . |
| 23 | And if there 's no money in it for me I 'm not gon na give priority to going picking up a piece of wood for a customer . |
| 24 | After dinner we would gossip , play cards or perhaps walk along the Dee , idly picking up a piece of driftwood here and there along the way . |
| 25 | Did Changez have any idea of the reluctance with which his bride-to-be , now moving across to her bookshelf , picking up a book by Kate Millett , staring into it for a few minutes and replacing it after a reproachful and pitying glance from her mother , would be exchanging vows with him ? |
| 26 | Heather , from Stoke-on-Trent , says he was tricked into picking up a package of heroin by some Westerners he met in Bangkok . |
| 27 | Mooney has received a onematch suspension for reaching 21 disciplinary points this season after picking up a booking at Carlisle 12 days ago . |
| 28 | Two well-turned-out girls in green aprons and an even smarter-looking youth waited to serve a customer who was picking up a bunch of grapes . |
| 29 | Mark Hateley seemingly well on the road to recovery after picking up an injury against Hibs last Sunday . |
| 30 | Alan Smith ( Thornaby ) beat the 70-string field ledgering bread to pick up a trio of chub totalling 7.12.0 from the willows on the buff length . |