Example sentences of "pick up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jackie Gardner takes exhibits to horticultural shows all over the country and the nursery has just picked up a Gold Medal at Chelsea . |
| 2 | I thought , I du n no picked up a guarantee for twenty quid . |
| 3 | In addition to his share of the £136,000 prize fund for his match with Timman , he has already picked up a share ( with Timman ) of around £500,000 from sponsorship by the manufacturers of the Mephisto Chess Computer . |
| 4 | His skin had picked up a glow from the lilies on the table . |
| 5 | In its geographical analysis , the DCS system also picked up a problem with a particular building . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've just picked up a message on the Miletti family line , dottore . |
| 7 | Up ahead Neil Coles was putting together a 66 , which eventually saw him tie with Johnny , but by the fifth or sixth , when we 'd picked up a couple of birdies to Johnny 's pars or bogey , I thought , ‘ This is our Open . ’ |
| 8 | I 'm a dealer and I 've picked up a couple of pieces which I can probably place with clients |
| 9 | United and today 's opponents Arsenal have both been under the disciplinary spotlight , having picked up a stack of yellow cards between them . |
| 10 | Both Arsenal and United have picked up a stack of yellow cards . |
| 11 | Apgood instinctively picked up a certificate and glanced through it , then shook his head . |
| 12 | There 's the odd exception where I 've picked up a brand new one and it 's worked right away . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , SNI , armed with its new point-of-sale alliance with Sun ( UX No 436 ) , has picked up a $10m contract with US supermarket chain Kash n ’ Karry Food Stores . |
| 14 | He had picked up a fare in the City — an army deserter called Percy Toplis , who asked to be driven to Basingstoke . |
| 15 | This is partly because Labour has picked up a mood of unease about the city among its residents , fearful of Frankfurt taking over its role as Europe 's financial capital , and jealous of Paris 's self-confidence and infrastructure . |
| 16 | Oh no what 's he Gavin Ward has picked up a back pass . |
| 17 | His reputation as a hard man — he had picked up a conviction for GBH — had won him work on the bouncer circuit and the title ‘ King of the Bouncers ’ . |
| 18 | Sharp allegedly picked up a 12-inch knife and threatened to kill manager Jason Ali , but was overpowered by staff and covered in chilli and curry powder by the chef , said Philip Hughes , prosecuting . |
| 19 | The 26-year-old striker later claimed he had picked up a groin injury but then breached club regulations and widened the rift with Wilkinson by failing to turn up for training or treatment on Monday and Tuesday . |
| 20 | ‘ Chalon has picked up a stone . ’ |
| 21 | TONY BARRY and Joe Watson have woken up house from its drug-induced stupor , given dance music back its structure and neatly picked up a thread left dangling behind by Marvin Gaye and Otis Redding . |
| 22 | Coyle also picked up a Guinness Player of the Month award from the Northern Ireland Football Writers . |
| 23 | You see , we 've picked up a thief who had a cape he admits to stealing . |
| 24 | ‘ In fact , it was about the only game in which I 've not picked up a knock since the start of the season . |
| 25 | I took sips of my wine and carried on with the supper , and at one point I went across to the bookcase and idly picked up a petal that was lying there . |
| 26 | Alice had picked up a spoon ready to ladle out the stew on to a plate , but she paused and looked at her daughter hard as she said , ‘ You do n't know what it 's all about , do you ? |
| 27 | The wind has picked up a bit , and there is a light snow falling . |
| 28 | But City have picked up a bit with a draw at Chelsea and a comfortable win against Crystal Palace , and with the suspended Morley replaced by Oldfield , who knows where the goal is , they will be confident today . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've picked up a bit , ’ Emily said , ‘ but the law takes a kind of mind . |
| 30 | I had picked up a bit of surgery from him , of course , so here I am . |