Example sentences of "[noun] pick [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If you have any views pick up the phone and call me now . |
2 | I am careful not to leave even the smallest scrap of yarn lying around as mother birds pick up the pieces and use them for lining their nests . |
3 | The sensors pick up the change which is then fed back directly to alter the temperature or some other variable . |
4 | Sam , Sam pick up the mustard , say Sam , Sam pick up the mustard , have they got the right |
5 | Sam , Sam pick up the mustard , say Sam , Sam pick up the mustard , have they got the right |
6 | Drawing a field means that the hounds are guided by the huntsmen and whippers-in across the field until the hounds pick up the scent of a hare . |
7 | Acads pick up the pieces as GH-K start to fall apart at the seams |
8 | This draws together large courtship parties , at which the females pick out the mates they prefer . |
9 | We are also arranging a litter pick round the centre of the village on Saturday 3rd April staring at 10.30 a.m. from the Mill Yard . |
10 | The children in turn pick up the corks in their mouths and dip them into the paint . |
11 | Children pick up the eggs from contaminated food or pets , and the worms hatch out at night . |
12 | 4 The work of artist Ilana Richardson evokes the intense colour the Mediterranean where cobalt-blue shutters pick out the windows of white-washed houses . |
13 | Antennas around the top of the ship pick up the radar signals and a computer works out details such as their frequency , the type of modulation and the intervals between pulses . |
14 | She heard Comfort pick up the sketch pad again and simply lay , letting her draw whatever she liked . |
15 | Hearing-aids pick up the clatter of dishes and swoosh of running water , which compete with speech reception . |