Example sentences of "a [noun sg] pick up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bank had arranged for a four-wheeler to pick up the messenger , round the back of the building . |
| 2 | Perhaps the accidental resemblance of a video in its box to a book in its dust-jacket will lead a child to pick up a book by mistake , thinking it to be a video , and start reading . |
| 3 | Gedge was anxious to save money and went down to London on a coach to pick up the singles . |
| 4 | He made a move to pick up the bucket but saw Alexandra 's glance in time and withdrew his hand unhappily . |
| 5 | Suppose someone in a greengrocery picks up an apple and says : Is this the fruit you mean ? |
| 6 | Fabia felt a nibble of excitement get to her as she ran a comb through her long golden hair , and even found that there were traces of a smile picking up the corners of her mouth . |
| 7 | Panic set in on the twelfth day when , after ‘ lifting ’ milk , a lorry picking up the churns stopped , the driver beckoning Harry . |
| 8 | A friend picked up a couple in a club . |
| 9 | As for the new US system of having a laundry pick up a bucket each day — the worst is over by the time you have put the diaper in the bucket . |
| 10 | A man picked up a bottle of soy sauce on his way out , without paying for it . |