Example sentences of "[adj] to pick out [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When the enemy formation scattered he took a second too long to pick out an opponent , and one of the Germans slid under his tail .
2 So , be sure to pick out the campanile of San Gottardo , to the south beyond the Palazzo Reale , the Sforza castle , to the north-west , Corso Vittorio Emanuele II running away to the north-east , the Torre Velasca to the south and , if the weather is reasonable , the San Siro football stadium far away to the west .
3 and he would be only able to pick out a lot of the basic words , he could probably pick out the beginning of appreciation
4 The dense blackness lifted a little and they were able to pick out the skyline and the dim glow of white-edged pavements and white-ringed lampposts .
5 Owen was able to pick out the speaker .
6 What I need most is something strong and sharp to pick out the cement between the stones with .
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