Example sentences of "they picked up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they left the store they picked up a copy of Allied 's 1991/1992 brochure and found the carpet was normally priced at £9.99 . |
| 2 | A spokesman for the group , currently on a world tour , said : ‘ They picked up a nasty virus in Australia . ’ |
| 3 | They picked up a phone and called Max Clifford , thus providing their daughter with an opportunity to get things off her chest . |
| 4 | In Porchester Terrace they picked up a blue Mark 1 Zephyr and drove sedately home to Lancaster Road . |
| 5 | Along the way they picked up a Swedish girl , Eva Vincett , who had married an Englishman , so then there were three ! |
| 6 | They picked up a few there Derek . |