Example sentences of "been pick up [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Glancing at his watch , Donaldson saw that it was after five ; seven hours since he 'd been picked up at the courtroom , during which time he 'd skipped lunch and spent his afternoon handing tidbits to a bright primate . |
| 2 | Instead , it lists a range of different losses which , the writs served on the two firms last March allege , should have been picked up during the course of the audits . |
| 3 | How else could it be so swiftly known that a prominent member of the Royal College of Acupuncturists , say , had been picked up during the night and pinched for drunk-driving ? |
| 4 | Disposal of our domestic rubbish is something we tend to forget about once it 's been picked up by the dust-cart . |
| 5 | No p what Peter said was , if it has n't been picked up by the lab and it 's an internal problem , it can be dealt with internally . |
| 6 | Lead from petrol bought outside the Turin area would not have been picked up in the study . |
| 7 | How is he to measure it against ‘ Look before you leap ’ , ‘ Care for your parents ’ , and such other imperatives as he has been picking up on the way ? |