Example sentences of "picked up at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He passed me a map and a brochure he had picked up at the hotel .
2 ( There are also references in the body of the text , some of which are picked up at the end of the chapter . )
3 The tag is picked up at the end of a track and the synonym will also , on average , be at or near the end of a track , not in the middle .
4 Later , much later , he put the book down , and the cuttings which he had picked up at the end of his reading .
5 ‘ The place is full most o' the time , an' since the trade 's picked up at the docks there 's more carmen comin' in all times o' the day while they 're waitin' in the rank .
6 Glancing at his watch , Donaldson saw that it was after five ; seven hours since he 'd been picked up at the courtroom , during which time he 'd skipped lunch and spent his afternoon handing tidbits to a bright primate .
7 Martin Jackson sat among the people waiting by the arrivals gate and read a journal he 'd picked up at the news-stand .
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