Example sentences of "[adv] pick up a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To get as close as possible to sea-dwelling fauna ( and perhaps pick up a crustacean for the lunchtable ) , take a short course in diving and snorkelling . |
| 2 | All I 've got now is I have n't got ta go out for a main , if I 'm out just pick up a couple of bits for him when from Woking . |
| 3 | If you just pick up a sherd of pottery , okay , that really by itself ca n't tell you an awful lot . |
| 4 | You do n't have to mix your colours , squeeze your tubes out , you just pick up a colour . |
| 5 | Alternatively , the pronoun problem may be avoided by recasting a sentence ( for example , ‘ pick up baby when he cries ’ might become ‘ always pick up a crying baby ’ ) or by pluralising ( ‘ pick up babies when they cry ’ ) . |
| 6 | Thus one liaison group teacher commented that when lower attaining pupils are abroad on school journeys they quickly pick up a feeling for the conversion rate of the local currency . |
| 7 | We say well pick up a bit of experience here |
| 8 | Please pick up a leaflet in the theatre or contact Peter Sandeman on ( 0532 ) 425045 for further information . |
| 9 | Alternatively pick up a pen and a piece of paper and compose your own speech immediately after reading all these for inspiration . |
| 10 | If you then pick up a bonus , because the team could n't answer it maybe , er , you will get a bonus for your team . |
| 11 | So , pack your cycle clips and either pick up a brochure from your local travel agent or call us on freephone . |