Example sentences of "picked [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the cost will at first be picked up at the federal level , but the BMFT will gradually reduce its share of financial support over the eight years . |
| 2 | An emissary from London to St Petersburg was picked up at the imperial frontier and a large number of compromising letters fell into the hands of tsarist investigators . |
| 3 | The phone was picked up at the other end and Charles pressed his two p into the coinbox . |
| 4 | Well you 've got another two or three hours on the journey , but having said tha well if you get picked up at the other end it 's not too bad . |
| 5 | Of the 34 recurrent duodenal ulcers detected , 23 ( 68% ) occurred in patients taking placebo , most recurrences being picked up at the scheduled 4 , 8 , and 12 month endoscopies ( 15/23 placebo , 7/11 cisapride ) . |
| 6 | David Ormerod , a geology lecturer at the Open University , has been held in Oradea , Romania , for the past three days , after being picked up at the main crossing point into Hungary . |
| 7 | ‘ But my advice is not to panic and to wait and see how many tickets can be picked up at the last minute . ’ |