Example sentences of "you [modal v] pick up [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You should pick up a chair and throw it at me but
2 He took it — rather as you might pick up a worm in the garden — and popped it gingerly in his mouth .
3 But you might pick up a thing or two just by looking .
4 And , they may have one display displayed , but if you go to somewhere like a warehouse or distribution where you go round and pick up your you can go to a garden you 'll pick up a box that 's illustrating a Flymo lawn mower or something and , and it 'll , er they spend a lot of time and money on the packaging , but , a lot of people for pilferage reasons do n't illustrate and that 's good practise not to illustrate , from our point of view , what 's on the package .
5 Right One of the things that er we try to pass on is that you 'll pick up a lot of information which may not be relevant to you but may be relevant to members of your family or friends .
6 After a pause Alison said , ‘ Do you think it will pass and you 'll pick up the pieces ? ’
7 If you stand here it might look beautiful , but if you pick up each one individually you 'll see weeds germinating , brittle bits and you could pick up a disease in the early stages which you just would n't see otherwise .
8 You could pick up a seat by knowing the right people , having gone to the right school or being thought to be worth a few thousand — almost the first question put to the prospective MP for Richmond , Sir George Harvie-Watt , when he went up before the local selection committee in 1937 was whether he would subscribe £700 to the local association .
9 Alternatively you could pick up a pinstripe suit from tried and trusted Marks & Spencer .
10 In theory , you could pick up every voucher issued for only $130m .
11 At Morrison & Gibb , according to one survivor , the girls went up to a special room to learn all the types , and another former Morrison & Gibb " learner " remembered that " you were given a card with the lay of the case " and just had to get on with it , practising until you could pick up the type correctly .
12 eleven forty six , he 's got them inside , I think I told you about this did n't I ? , and I was inside helping them out like , he was outside , he did n't have his gas mask , we were doing the things , like M B C stuff , and I 'm inside and he said right you will each go to a post , where inside this tent , each to go to er , erm , cos there was six people inside and like there was six posts , he said you each got to a post inside the tent and on the you will pick up the tent , and I new what was coming , done it before sort of thing and erm , were all in M B C stuff cos there 's still lots of gas , but there was n't for very long , and he said right on the you will , er he just said , we picked it up right , were all fucking all fucking I said go on then ,
13 ‘ With moped racing you can pick up a 50cc for about £20 , almost literally throw a bucket of paint over it and you 're away . ’
14 Since you can pick up a no-frills steam iron for £40 or £50 I assumed it would take all the angst out of what is arguably the last of the genuinely ghastly domestic chores .
15 Use the map to locate an Information Booth where you can pick up a leaflet and get some extra clues .
16 YOU can pick up a bargain at Arsenal .
17 This means that you can pick up a file from File Manager ( or another compatible file handling shell ) and drop it onto the minimised WSWIN icon , at which point the application opens with your file ready for editing .
18 Again you can pick up the stitches and knit them directly on to the edge , or you can knit long strips or tubes and sew them neatly in place .
19 The best way to learn is to attend a school where , with good instruction and a safe environment , you can pick up the basics in a day or two .
20 Any way if you want to talk , you can pick up the phone , you can ring me now , it 's .
21 If you want to join me you can pick up the phone give me a ring O nine O four six four one six four one .
22 I do n't see the point because you can pick up the phone and find out if you want anyway so
23 You can pick up the dog and shake it , or pull on the scruff of its neck as happens when there is a clash over dominancy in the pack situation .
24 You can pick up the cure , while getting the illness .
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