Example sentences of "pick up the wrong [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , as I replaced the cap , to my utter amazement , I noticed it was labelled ‘ Geranium ’ — I had picked up the wrong bottle . |
| 2 | It has much improved printer support , though , and with 3D graphs at long last arriving on the Lotus menu , some users will think they 've picked up the wrong spreadsheet ! |
| 3 | They have picked up the wrong book and are probably in the wrong bookstore . |
| 4 | She was having to repeat herself , and even then Lucy was picking up the wrong costume or completely mistaking what had been said . |
| 5 | If they do happen to pick up the wrong isomer erm , these isomers by the way , you 'll find things put in front of them like you often find a little d or a little l in front of the name it means dextarosatory rotated to the right and leverosatory |
| 6 | He stooped to pick up the wrong key , which had been jerked out of the lock and out of her hand when she started away . |