Example sentences of "[verb] to pick [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the age of 67 , he probably felt it was too late to try to pick up the pieces . |
| 2 | She , Claudia , would have to try to pick up the pieces , and that would n't be easy . |
| 3 | Just as he had had the nerve to try to pick up the casting director at his first audition , so he had the taste and — in sociological terms — the cheek to seek out the stylish and lovely Nina Bawden , later the novelist . |
| 4 | As soon as she stopped struggling and stood motionless he let her go and bent to pick up the shoes she 'd dropped . |
| 5 | Judy knew Brown Owl would be very cross if she saw Mandy on the other side of the fence — but she did n't have time to worry very long about that , for in a minute or two a loud , frightened scream shrilled from Mandy , who had stepped forward and bent to pick up the ball resting on the bright-green surface of the ground — and found herself up to her knees in treacherous , clinging slime . |
| 6 | He bent to pick up the curl of hair , which he put carefully in his pocket , next to his heart . |
| 7 | As George bent to pick up the halter of the horse which the boy had been holding , he looked round the yard with interest , noting how his father 's voice , though by no means a shout , had penetrated every corner . |
| 8 | He stood up , stretched and bent to pick up the tray . |
| 9 | He bent to pick up the card he 'd been carrying then scowled at the deserted foyer . |
| 10 | ‘ I had hoped that I might be able to find you some accommodation around here , but apparently it 's the duty of your local council in London to rehouse you and nobody else wants to pick up the bill . ’ |
| 11 | Fran turned to leave , then stopped to pick up the photograph of her father . |
| 12 | But the Retail Butcher of the Year promised to pick up the pieces and re-open as soon as possible . |
| 13 | ‘ Someone always has to pick up the bill . ’ |
| 14 | What I , I intend to do is to , I think it would be unfortunate if , as the result of a major development which is actually funding this new junction , the County Council then has to pick up the bill for other ameliorating effects a little bit further on the network . |
| 15 | However , she just has to pick up the phone and a friendly voice at The Wool Shop is always there to help . |
| 16 | The antics of the children as they scrambled and tried to pick up the coins were one of the highlights of the day . |
| 17 | In her motherly concerned way , she was cosseting him as he tried to pick up the pieces of his life . |
| 18 | Leith requested , and went back to her own office , where for the next twenty minutes she tried to pick up the threads of her job . |
| 19 | A plant 's leaves are ideally placed to detect day length , for they are designed to pick up the sun 's light for photosynthesis . |
| 20 | In addition , all water authorities spent large sums on routine river maintenance on farmland ; and still more money was spent by the Ministry of Agriculture in contributing between 30 and 70 per cent of the cost of farmers held drainage , designed to pick up the benefits of lowering the water level , a result of river engineering schemes . |
| 21 | The first thing the researchers discovered was that special infrared cameras , designed to pick up the heat given off by warm-blooded animals , failed to detect polar bears — the insulation provided by their coats is too efficient . |
| 22 | Anyone want to pick up the ball and run with it and would question whether it is considered necessary and does it give you sufficient guidance at strategic level ? |
| 23 | In the more stable area people were returning to pick up the pieces of their lives . |
| 24 | Do you want to pick up the top , the lid please . |
| 25 | Professor Lock do you want to pick up the points that have been made so we can move on ? |
| 26 | It will take a fair amount of skill and cajoling to pick up the pieces . ’ |
| 27 | She stoops to pick up the leaves , then drops them as ( by a cut ) they transform into a knife . |
| 28 | Ludens hastened to pick up the jacket and helped Marcus into it . |
| 29 | Linda opened the front door for the milk , and stooped to pick up the bottles . |
| 30 | He stooped to pick up the tape . |