Example sentences of "picked up [art] few " in BNC.

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1 He picked up a few tricks of the trade as he progressed .
2 Worm baits picked up a few small coalfish , codling and whiting .
3 Rushie picked up a few lira and an Armani suit but it 's probably fair to say our golden boy from St Asaph did n't exactly win the freedom of Turin .
4 She picked up a few more guns from corpses , and did n't feel naked any more .
5 Black , rather coarse , straight hairs are most plentiful ; then there were finer , dark-brown hairs on the jacket and shirt ; finally , we picked up a few animal hairs almost certainly from a cat . ’
6 They picked up a few there Derek .
7 Iskandara picked up the few envelopes and looked at them disinterestedly .
8 The WI were magnificent and provided thousands of lunches ; the Red Cross picked up the few casualties and stragglers ; and children along the route played welcome hosepipes on the passing riders .
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