Example sentences of "[vb pp] to pick [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A plant 's leaves are ideally placed to detect day length , for they are designed to pick up the sun 's light for photosynthesis . |
| 2 | The first thing the researchers discovered was that special infrared cameras , designed to pick up the heat given off by warm-blooded animals , failed to detect polar bears — the insulation provided by their coats is too efficient . |
| 3 | It is them that I am appealing to somebody because of the erm the the th thought transference that I am using is feeling now compelled to pick up the phone O nine O four six four one six four one . |
| 4 | Finally she felt compelled to pick up the conversation , make some pretence at normality . |
| 5 | Meanwhile Dave had gone to pick up the boss from Stuttgart Airport as he was joining us for the weekend . |
| 6 | When the students were asked to pick out the photograph that most resembled them , they usually selected the most flattering one . |
| 7 | It 's the time young hounds are trained to pick up the scent of a fox . |
| 8 | The contractors are rightly concerned that they should not be forced to pick up the bill for problems which are not of their making . |
| 9 | As our economy has declined as our recession has turned to a slump increasingly it is the low-paid , the sick , the disabled and the unemployed who have been forced to pick up the tab for the Tory policy failure . |
| 10 | Whoever was skippering the patrol boat had n't waited to pick up the tender . |
| 11 | Mrs Frizzell fumbled with handbag , parcel and gloves , and finally managed to pick up the teacup as well , and to serve herself with sugar . |