Example sentences of "you [vb mod] pick [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | You should pick up a chair and throw it at me but |
2 | He took it — rather as you might pick up a worm in the garden — and popped it gingerly in his mouth . |
3 | But you might pick up a thing or two just by looking . |
4 | Right One of the things that er we try to pass on is that you 'll pick up a lot of information which may not be relevant to you but may be relevant to members of your family or friends . |
5 | And , they may have one display displayed , but if you go to somewhere like a warehouse or distribution where you go round and pick up your you can go to a garden you 'll pick up a box that 's illustrating a Flymo lawn mower or something and , and it 'll , er they spend a lot of time and money on the packaging , but , a lot of people for pilferage reasons do n't illustrate and that 's good practise not to illustrate , from our point of view , what 's on the package . |
6 | After a pause Alison said , ‘ Do you think it will pass and you 'll pick up the pieces ? ’ |
7 | You could pick up a seat by knowing the right people , having gone to the right school or being thought to be worth a few thousand — almost the first question put to the prospective MP for Richmond , Sir George Harvie-Watt , when he went up before the local selection committee in 1937 was whether he would subscribe £700 to the local association . |
8 | Alternatively you could pick up a pinstripe suit from tried and trusted Marks & Spencer . |
9 | The shares are now just 2.5p , so you could pick up a massive 4,000 shares for £100 before brokers fees . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | If you stand here it might look beautiful , but if you pick up each one individually you 'll see weeds germinating , brittle bits and you could pick up a disease in the early stages which you just would n't see otherwise . |
12 | In theory , you could pick up every voucher issued for only $130m . |
13 | At Morrison & Gibb , according to one survivor , the girls went up to a special room to learn all the types , and another former Morrison & Gibb " learner " remembered that " you were given a card with the lay of the case " and just had to get on with it , practising until you could pick up the type correctly . |
14 | So without knowing any more than you knew when you sat the exam , you could pick up an extra three marks there . |
15 | I said you could pick out the ones Ma had done . |
16 | eleven forty six , he 's got them inside , I think I told you about this did n't I ? , and I was inside helping them out like , he was outside , he did n't have his gas mask , we were doing the things , like M B C stuff , and I 'm inside and he said right you will each go to a post , where inside this tent , each to go to er , erm , cos there was six people inside and like there was six posts , he said you each got to a post inside the tent and on the you will pick up the tent , and I new what was coming , done it before sort of thing and erm , were all in M B C stuff cos there 's still lots of gas , but there was n't for very long , and he said right on the you will , er he just said , we picked it up right , were all fucking all fucking I said go on then , |
17 | Since you can pick up a no-frills steam iron for £40 or £50 I assumed it would take all the angst out of what is arguably the last of the genuinely ghastly domestic chores . |
18 | You can pick up a Paris-built Light 15 in reasonable condition for about £5,000 . |
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 | And you can pick up a good one for as little as £25,000 . |
22 | Use the map to locate an Information Booth where you can pick up a leaflet and get some extra clues . |
23 | This means that you can pick up a file from File Manager ( or another compatible file handling shell ) and drop it onto the minimised WSWIN icon , at which point the application opens with your file ready for editing . |
24 | YOU can pick up a bargain at Arsenal . |
25 | ‘ With moped racing you can pick up a 50cc for about £20 , almost literally throw a bucket of paint over it and you 're away . ’ |
26 | The best way to learn is to attend a school where , with good instruction and a safe environment , you can pick up the basics in a day or two . |
27 | We 'll be happy to survey your home to ensure that you can pick up the necessary signals … and that you really will be able to enjoy perfect Satellite Television reception . |
28 | You can pick up the laddered stitches you go but in some cable patterns this amy not be necessary , the loops will begin to draw in and will not show . |
29 | Again you can pick up the stitches and knit them directly on to the edge , or you can knit long strips or tubes and sew them neatly in place . |
30 | You can pick up the dog and shake it , or pull on the scruff of its neck as happens when there is a clash over dominancy in the pack situation . |