Example sentences of "picked up the [noun] on the " in BNC.

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1 He picked up the ball on the edge of his penalty area , pushed it to Ricky McAvoy who laid on the chance for McCallan to drill his shot past Wesley Lamont .
2 In the sixty fourth minute , Pedro Herbert restored the home side 's lead when he picked up the ball on the break and side footed it past keeper Cummings , to make it two one to Harefield .
3 The Sheikh motioned us to sit down , left his men outside , and picked up the phone on the table .
4 ‘ I 'll be in touch so that we can arrange for C.W. to meet your men before Mobuto arrives tonight , ’ Kolchinsky said then picked up the transmitter on the desk and activated the door .
5 If Southend police could run in some young man who picked up the car on the Foulness road yesterday afternoon .
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