Example sentences of "[modal v] pick up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You should pick up a chair and throw it at me but |
| 2 | But when he presented the bill to Hurley for reimbursement , Hurley refused to pay , insisting the DEA field office in Los Angeles should pick up the tab . |
| 3 | SUFFERING from hangovers after their intoxicating victory on Saturday night , Hungarian reformers and their temporary allies were split last night on the question of where the new Socialist Party should pick up the pieces , as a marginal hardline faction announced the foundation of the Hungarian Communist Party . |
| 4 | but I think that , that with what it is you know , but then I say she 's got that anyway , she 's not as , as tough as what she makes out , but er it would be worth having a look you never know what 's in there , and I say I must pick up a couple of paper towels |
| 5 | What needs to happen is that the trade should be made aware of the shortlist ; the media must pick up the vibes ; and the winner should be available in paperback ( Emily will be a Pan in October . |
| 6 | It is the local authorities that must pick up the bill for those problems . |
| 7 | In each case , the wizard must pick up the book and caress it for a minimum of 1 hour . |
| 8 | Normally , developers paying a barrister to represent them at an inquiry must pick up the tab . |
| 9 | And , they may have one display displayed , but if you go to somewhere like a warehouse or distribution where you go round and pick up your you can go to a garden you 'll pick up a box that 's illustrating a Flymo lawn mower or something and , and it 'll , er they spend a lot of time and money on the packaging , but , a lot of people for pilferage reasons do n't illustrate and that 's good practise not to illustrate , from our point of view , what 's on the package . |
| 10 | Right One of the things that er we try to pass on is that you 'll pick up a lot of information which may not be relevant to you but may be relevant to members of your family or friends . |
| 11 | Very cost What I 'm saying is it 's quick erm people expect to do it it 's something oh if they 're writing instead of going round I 'll pick up the phone and do it . |
| 12 | I think that the compan companies out there have not made any profits for about five years , and they 're desperate to return to er an even keel , and they are going to force up the price of goods and services as soon humanly possible , and we 'll pick up the bill . |
| 13 | After a pause Alison said , ‘ Do you think it will pass and you 'll pick up the pieces ? ’ |
| 14 | Often , I 'll pick up an artist from their accommodation and take them to Middlesbrough where they are interviewed by Radio Cleveland . |
| 15 | He took it — rather as you might pick up a worm in the garden — and popped it gingerly in his mouth . |
| 16 | But you might pick up a thing or two just by looking . |
| 17 | He might pick up a truth or two perhaps from servants or villagers of the Old Baron 's generation . ’ |
| 18 | She chuckled , then might pick up the animal by the scruff ( if it were a cavey , or a bird ) , and dash it to death on the ground and spill the guts to read them for herself , then sprinkle blood inside the circle and on her cheeks and brow . |
| 19 | I would also actually suggest that again if you wanted to ease it a bit I 'd pick up a point also made just now er in that P P G refers to building and the E two refers to development . |
| 20 | ROBBIE Sometimes when I was washing the car , he had a great big Ford estate , I 'd pick up a piece of gravel and just scratch the paint a wee bit . |
| 21 | In theory , you could pick up every voucher issued for only $130m . |
| 22 | Anyone , almost , could pick up a stone or work a piece of flint to use as a tool , but making metals was a far more skilled job . |
| 23 | Nutty went to watch the next Wednesday , to see if she could pick up a tip or two , and at least find out what they had to beat . |
| 24 | Before 1950 there was no regional TV station or transmitter : only Parisians could pick up a TV signal ; in 1958 only 50 per cent of the population could tune in to the one black-and-white TV channel . |
| 25 | Though he could pick up a bit on the stable management , if he 'd a mind . |
| 26 | Well I would say that erm , in my time , er when they became unemployed , most of them could pick up a job pretty easy because I was speaking about from nineteen forty eight onwards , and of course er it was shortly after a war , there was plenty of work , and therefore most of them could pick up a job in a reasonable space of time and they would n't be idle too long . |
| 27 | Well I would say that erm , in my time , er when they became unemployed , most of them could pick up a job pretty easy because I was speaking about from nineteen forty eight onwards , and of course er it was shortly after a war , there was plenty of work , and therefore most of them could pick up a job in a reasonable space of time and they would n't be idle too long . |
| 28 | They did erm twenty years ago a teenager , a girl of sixteen could leave home she could pick up a job just like that ! |
| 29 | You could pick up a seat by knowing the right people , having gone to the right school or being thought to be worth a few thousand — almost the first question put to the prospective MP for Richmond , Sir George Harvie-Watt , when he went up before the local selection committee in 1937 was whether he would subscribe £700 to the local association . |
| 30 | Alternatively you could pick up a pinstripe suit from tried and trusted Marks & Spencer . |