Example sentences of "[det] [noun] pick [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the wind was behind me and each wave picked up the boat and surged her ahead , so that I tied up at the pier some fifteen hours after I had left , a little tired but satisfied that another small gap in our knowledge of birds had been filled . |
| 2 | Dancers easily understand how a series of swift pas de bourrée courus ( i.e. running on the toes ) as danced by the Queen of the Wilis in Giselle , differs from the same step performed piqué ( i.e. each foot picked up sharply at each change of weight ) , as in many of petipa 's solos . |
| 3 | each footfall picking up and putting down |
| 4 | It 's afternoon keep saying that it 's afternoon it 's morning to me this afternoon pick up your phone and give me a ring now O nine O four six four one six four one . |
| 5 | This chapter picks up on the development of the FAOR methodology , examining the concluding phase where all the main components , including the SSM , were tested in the field as a final trial of the package as a whole . |
| 6 | An anaphoric usage is where some term picks out as referent the same entity ( or class of objects ) that some prior term in the discourse picked out . |
| 7 | I was in the supermarket the other day and then this bloke , I saw this bloke pick up this massive bottle of er vinegar right , and he took the top off there was some old woman just going down the aisle and he just started pouring it all over her |
| 8 | Microphones of this type pick up sound which is mainly from sources within the picture area , and the nuisance of unwanted noises-off is much reduced . |
| 9 | De Gaulle 's interest in this reform picked up noticeably in the spring of 1962 , as he began to look for ways of heading off parliamentary moves to reduce his role . |
| 10 | Talking at all above the screech of the wind was difficult and he had to make his explanation short : ‘ Mariana , the men running this coup set up roadblocks this morning to pick up any of the Government trying to get into Belpan City . |
| 11 | Anyway , everybody rushed out into the kitchen and cook found some ice and wrapped it up in white cloth and then this woman picked up the toad and put it back in the garden but with the ice in her hands . |
| 12 | Rather , children seemed to grasp the fact that some terms pick out the positive end of a dimension , and others the negative end , before they necessarily identify which terms belong together as pairs . |
| 13 | There was n't any huge promotion or hype about the whole workwear thing as some people are suggesting , because it was all about a few people picking up on it and then promoting it off their own back . |
| 14 | Gannon was an odd choice although few people picked up on the seemingly obvious fact that he was a rhythm guitarist and not a bass player . |
| 15 | Is this print picking up people who have n't had a price increase then ? |
| 16 | This book picks up the story from there , although it is written by a different author . |
| 17 | But , despite this ability to pick up on new innovations , and add refinements of their own , neither Paul nor any of the other pioneers found the backup necessary to generate significant leaps forward in the manufacture of equipment or the films themselves . |
| 18 | And they reckon what , what it , that 's all it 's going to be a three hour test I do n't agree with putting a child of that age through a test I mean there 's none of this nursery pick out who is slow on what , where , why and when , who 's good at something who 's , who 's not so good at it , erm apparently and er , put a seven year old through this exam , find out what they 're good at and what they 're not , well the teachers obviously are n't doing their jobs very well . |
| 19 | Peter emigrated to Australia some 20 years ago from Leicester and at this time picked up an old copy of Bradshaws and became interested in the Bishop 's Castle Railway . |
| 20 | Well , let's hope this weather picks up for when Margaret gets here . |
| 21 | The experimenter instructed each child to pick up and talk about one toy and then applied a mild ‘ punishment ’ if he or she chose the more attractive of the pair . |
| 22 | The first player in each team picks up the feather by inhaling through the straw . |
| 23 | Ideally , to be honest I would like a diamorphine maintenance course , but I do n't know if that 's possible these days to pick up a prescription once or twice a week and be able to do it that way instead of having the hassle of having to go on the street . |
| 24 | The second call was to someone else and necessitated me going out later that night to pick up two ounces of best Lebanese Red and three of mixed grass and seed , on a sale-or-return basis . |
| 25 | The clouds had cleared and the cold stars flashed little blue signals for people of all countries to pick up and decode as they liked . |
| 26 | Snipers of all sides pick off civilians , and all have murdered helpless prisoners . |
| 27 | If many paths pick up additional cost at each expansion , then the cost of a path will increase with its length . |
| 28 | The Coleraine Times won the Newspaper Society award for the best free newspaper in Northern Ireland with the photographer and sports editor on that paper picking up national awards . |
| 29 | There 's always been that instinct to pick up those who have been hurt ; at one time she wanted to be a nurse , but the thought of night shifts put her off . |
| 30 | If you have any views pick up the phone and call me now . |