Example sentences of "[modal v] pick up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chapman predicts : ‘ He 'll pick up a little prize before the end of the year . |
| 2 | Mind you , these birds are very quick and it might pick up a few words which could be useful . ’ |
| 3 | She 'd pick up a great lump of it and throw it over a nail and then oil her hands with spit and draw it out and out in a long skein , till it was smooth as glass … ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He said he 'd pick up a spare part for me today , and he has n't , which is why we fell out earlier and why I 'm on my way now to pick it up myself . |
| 5 | After a week or two 's good behaviour Nigel began to feel the need to prove to himself that he could pick up a genuine , bona-fide amateur about the same age as Caroline — someone young enough to be his daughter , in other words . |
| 6 | Five feet three , immensely strong — ‘ could pick up a thirteen-stone man by the seat of his pants ’ — a craftsman collier — ‘ he would look at the seam of coal … take a Number Two mandrel [ a half-headed pick ] and if he hit it just right , something like twenty tons of coal would fall out of the coal face ’ — and a man with a ‘ love of words , the longer the better ’ . |
| 7 | The shares are now just 2.5p , so you could pick up a massive 4,000 shares for £100 before brokers fees . |
| 8 | Soon she would herself be in the market for a new home , and , though she and Boyd could not hope to outdo a contractor like the Mayor building for himself , she could pick up a few ideas and have them incorporated into their new house in Vanier Heights . |
| 9 | Now , if like me you 've yet to attempt this big production number you could pick up a few tips here , after all , we 've a number of professionals in this hundred , hoteliers , dressmakers , cake makers , photographers , and video makers , registrars , ministers , but above all , we have a lot ex-brides here , and let's start off by finding how many we have . |
| 10 | Liberal Democrat Peter Bergg could pick up a significant number of protest votes which will boost his party 's previous showing . |
| 11 | Maybe one day , Boardwalk would pick up a bad race — like the John Sturgeon Selling Plate at Kempton . |
| 12 | We would pick up a few flak holes , but every mission had those ’ . |
| 13 | He predicted that his party would pick up a fourth seat in the Lower Falls and hold its three seats in Upper Falls — giving it a total of 10 seats on the council . |
| 14 | You can pick up a Paris-built Light 15 in reasonable condition for about £5,000 . |
| 15 | It may also expose other structural defects related to mental handicap , and it has been claimed that the latest , most sophisticated equipment can pick up a wide range of foetal abnormalities if the technicians operating the machines are sufficiently trained . |
| 16 | And you can pick up a good one for as little as £25,000 . |
| 17 | And it has a sonar location and detection system that can pick up a sunken object at the bottom of the ocean just as easily as it can pinpoint a lurking submarine . |
| 18 | Then I can pick up a cheap engine . |
| 19 | You can pick up a complimentary copy when you call for a meal or a drink . |
| 20 | PART Two of Merlin 's fabulous WWF Gold Series Collector Cards hits the shops next week — and thanks to the Daily Mirror , you can pick up a whole pack of eight cards , worth 30p , absolutely free . |
| 21 | Whereas business users can pick up a leading handset such as a Nokia Cityman 190 for £200 , Lifetime and LowCall subscribers will typically have to pay £100 more for the same equipment , according to one phone dealer we spoke to . |