Example sentences of "a [noun sg] pick up the [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 | Gedge was anxious to save money and went down to London on a coach to pick up the singles . |
| 3 | He made a move to pick up the bucket but saw Alexandra 's glance in time and withdrew his hand unhappily . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Panic set in on the twelfth day when , after ‘ lifting ’ milk , a lorry picking up the churns stopped , the driver beckoning Harry . |