Example sentences of "[verb] to pick [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked round the hall , then bent to pick up the broken remains of a photo frame . |
| 2 | D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles is hotly tipped to pick up the creative account for St Ivel 's Shape and Gold brands , currently handled by J Walter Thompson . |
| 3 | While he was speaking , Emily tried to pick up the incriminating letter and slip it into her bag , but Marcus stopped her . |
| 4 | Dot in the conservatory watched as Loopy Lil slowly tried to pick up the unsteady tray of china . |
| 5 | Thus we may write , where t is a random , serially independent variable designed to pick up the random movements in the risk premium . |
| 6 | The water is viewed by light sensitive detectors designed to pick up the so-called Cherenkov light emitted when electrically-charged particles travel faster than light does through the water . |
| 7 | ‘ We have to look to the future and I am sure that the unitary authorities will not want to pick up the massive debt charges on the castle , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Although the publishers rejected the idea of a joint imprint , they do have to market the books jointly — but in such a way that the public and foreign publishers looking to pick up the foreign rights are not confused . |
| 9 | After she had gone he switched off the gramophone , drained his drink in a single gulp , then stooped to pick up the offending telegraph message . |
| 10 | In the grey morning light , Clare , still in her nightgown , stooped to pick up the little bottle of sleeping pills from the floor . |
| 11 | He stooped to pick up the wrong key , which had been jerked out of the lock and out of her hand when she started away . |
| 12 | Mr are you going to pick up the first point and then Mr . |
| 13 | In a land where trendy cafés display neon signs reading SMACK BAR and SNATCH BAR , no one 's going to pick up the linguistic and social markers that pin the native Brit down like so many Lilliputian bonds . |
| 14 | Of course , once children give up their single-level assumption , they accept the fact that terms at different levels such as dog and animal or bear and toy may be used to pick out the same object . |
| 15 | Here short-pile fabric is used to pick out the main pattern shapes , providing a relief pattern that highlights the design . |
| 16 | Another problem which electric fish have circumvented is that very sensitive receptors are needed to pick up the weak signals of other fish , and such receptors would be swamped by the fish 's own field . |
| 17 | Pepita began to pick up the fallen bananas and place them back in their crate . |
| 18 | Immediately , her expression and pace of approach changed and instead of the lambasting , or worse , she had seemed about to deliver , she gave the child a tolerant smile and began to pick up the scattered cans . |
| 19 | ‘ Of course , ’ his wife answered , starting to pick up the dirty dishes . |
| 20 | You may have to pick out the occasional burnt chip ! |
| 21 | If they do happen to pick up the wrong isomer erm , these isomers by the way , you 'll find things put in front of them like you often find a little d or a little l in front of the name it means dextarosatory rotated to the right and leverosatory |
| 22 | Thus , if in a set of decimals to be compared , the longest one really is the smallest , it will attract such pupils when they are asked to pick out the smallest as well as those who select it for the correct reason . |
| 23 | Barbara looked up as she dragged Jimmy to one side , and saw Duvall stoop to pick up the broken neck of the whisky bottle that she had dropped . |
| 24 | At 6.15 a taxi was dispatched to pick up the old dress — any old dress — to cover my confusion and my body . |
| 25 | He must have felt it too — how could he not when he was so close ; how could he fail to pick up the reckless drumming of her senses ? |
| 26 | Special Skills/Abilities/Aptitudes Quick thinking and perception to understand the arguments put forward Ability to absorb all the strands of information Clear thinking to pick out the important points from the mass of facts Logical thinking to pursue and develop the relevant arguments Authority to control all participants in the case and achieve general acceptance of judgements made Integrity and fairness trusted by all Empathy with men , women and children from all classes , races , religions and sexualities Ability to come to decisions and reach a speedy judgement Courtesy |
| 27 | Quick thinking and perception to understand the arguments put forward Ability to absorb all the strands of information Clear thinking to pick out the important points from the mass of facts Logical thinking to pursue and develop the relevant arguments Empathy with men , women and children from all classes , races , religions and sexualities Ability to come to decisions and reach a speedy judgment . |
| 28 | Having come to terms with the failure of her marriage , she was trying to pick up the broken bits of her pride , glue them together , and get on with her life . |
| 29 | His eyes strained through the darkness , trying to pick out the familiar , heavyweight figure of Tony 's father trudging his flatfooted way back up the prom . |
| 30 | He watched Pie'oh'pah stoop to pick up the scattered clothes . |