Example sentences of "to pick [pron] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And tell her to pick me up at ten thirty . |
2 | Then he walked over and told me that a Corporal from the Foreign Legion recruiting office at Lille would come to pick me up in two hours ; until then I was free to go for a walk and get something to eat . |
3 | She had been asked to pick him up at eight thirty a.m. outside his billet at a nearby farmhouse and drive him to Bovington Camp in Dorset . |
4 | Oh it 's so funny , cos the second time he could n't , he came back and I think I was upstairs , and she did n't shut the door and I said all four , cos I 've got to pick her up at five , he said oh , anyway he went back , after dinner he 'd gone back and I said told you about it 's five o'clock , he said are you on me . |
5 | Jennifer realised that she would have to run for her train if she was to be home in time ; Steven had booked a table at their favourite restaurant and was due to pick her up at 7.30 . |
6 | King Edward bent to pick it up amid suggestive laughter , declaring ‘ shame on him who thinks evil of it ’ , and prophesying that he would make it the most sought-after badge of honour in Britain . |
7 | you 're turning sourpuss as well , ho , ho , ho , no I suppose not , she 's coming to pick it up at four thirty , that 's when I get my money which is very nice . |
8 | In this case it may be by asking the child to pick up a toy , being ignored , then compelling him or her to pick it up by physical guidance then putting the child out of the room and leaving him when the inevitable tantrum occurs . |
9 | This time , alas , there is little to cheer and they need to pick themselves up for this Saturday 's basement battle against Chester . |
10 | And McCall , the driving force in Rangers ' 2–1 European Cup win at Elland Road , said : ‘ Leeds have great character and ability and I hope they go on to do well this season , but it will be difficult for them to pick themselves up from this . |
11 | I 've got a helicopter due to pick us up in half an hour , and the Citation 's on stand-by . |