Example sentences of "he [modal v] pick up the " in BNC.
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1 | It is a mark of Hilton 's clarity of thought and practical spirituality that he should pick up the episcopal ideal of a composite life-style and set it up as the modus vivendi for a spiritually — minded temporal lord . |
2 | If only he could pick up the rock and hurl it , defiantly , to reciprocate the violence with such a true aim , that it would smash whatever the chosen target . |
3 | He could pick up the fear . |
4 | I do not suppose I am the first naive monolinguist who thought he could pick up the language on the street , somehow acquiring it passively just by basking in the babble of the market , like getting a tan . |
5 | Then he would pick up the silver hair-brush and groom her hair in slow strokes from its dark roots to its glowing auburn ends . |
6 | José informed us in perfect English that he would pick up the sail in the morning and deliver it , completely repaired , by that afternoon . |
7 | The ball over the top , the low firm crosses driven in so that he can pick up the pieces . |
8 | ‘ Obviously , he 's a big man and we can bang the ball up to him so he can pick up the crumbs . |