Example sentences of "[adv] pick up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The producer , a blase+ young woman , toyed with a lettuce leaf and an olive , but on the rare occasions I am asked out to lunch I generally do without breakfast , so I made up for her and discussed the shooting schedule ( you soon pick up the jargon ) with the director . |
| 2 | Shrewsbury have got to make sure as much as possible when they do win the ball in the they do n't just smash long balls up , because as l as soon as they do that and as long as they keep doing that , Blackburn just pick up the ball again and keep coming at them , they 've got to try like they did just a few minutes ago , try and play themselves out of defence with nice low passes . |
| 3 | ‘ With friends , you do n't introduce yourself , there 's no need to ring and say ‘ It 's Tessa here ’ , you just pick up the phone and wail : ‘ I threw up last night , ’ or ‘ I ca n't stand it , he has n't called . ’ |
| 4 | Your bill will tell you what band you 're in so if you think you 're entitled to any discounts and these are n't shown on your bill , just pick up the phone and call the Action Team they 'll put you through to someone who knows exactly what street you live in and what tax you should pay . |
| 5 | There 's the call it 's coming in I knew it would work in fact we 'll talk straight away now just come straight through to me O nine O four six four one six four one and there 's another one there so just pick up the phone and hear as we sit and talk and chew the fat and stuff like that hello ? |
| 6 | Why not just pick up the phone and call me ? ’ |
| 7 | Hassle-free shopping … just pick up the phone |
| 8 | say if it was yourself and father who both were n't well , he would , if you just pick up the phone and say , I 'm running short can I have a b b and he , he brings it round , like you know , j j |
| 9 | Just pick up the receiver and get it over with . ’ |
| 10 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 11 | Sometimes I still pick up the guitar for ideas , but I find that I end up finishing them on piano . ’ |
| 12 | Dusting your hands with icing sugar or cornflour to prevent sticking , carefully pick up the fondant by sliding your hands underneath it . |
| 13 | Now pick up the symbol , and lovingly hold it against you — allowing it to dissolve into your heart . |
| 14 | Now pick up the skateboard . |
| 15 | Once the group is there , simply pick up the icon of each of the programs you want to come up automatically , and drop it in the Startup group . |
| 16 | Simply pick up the phone and dial |
| 17 | From Baden , those in a hurry might take the motorway east to the outskirts of Zurich , then pick up the northbound motorway , carrying on through Jestetten . |
| 18 | Then pick up the pace to within 20 to 30 seconds per mile of your 10K race pace and hold that for seven minutes . |
| 19 | No , I never pick up the phone , they do that , pick up one phone and speak for a minute , while that ones ringing they say hold on a minute , and pick up the other one . |