Example sentences of "to pick [adv prt] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I hope you 've been able to pick up a bit of something but I 'm not very good at it myself cos old days and old times . |
| 2 | Alan Smith ( Thornaby ) beat the 70-string field ledgering bread to pick up a trio of chub totalling 7.12.0 from the willows on the buff length . |
| 3 | As I have to come back to the airport to pick up a member of tonight 's convention it will be easy to drop you off at the same time . ’ |
| 4 | The usual routine for the Stone family was that Chrissie , and two other mothers , alternated coming to pick up a total of five children every day . |
| 5 | Even nipping into Boots to pick up a bottle of shampoo or popping into Woolworths for some pick 'n' mix can turn out to be a major sensory-assault course . |
| 6 | This is like just allowing children to pick up a bottle of poison , and leaving it in their hands as though it is a matter of no consequence to us whether or not they drink it . |
| 7 | She could n't help thinking that Cara , who had been known to take the car to go as far as the corner shop to pick up a bottle of milk , would have folded long before this . |
| 8 | Looking at the account books — the real ones , not the fabrications served up to the Poles and the League of Nations — it was clear that Danzig 's projected budget for 1934–5 would run at a deficit of over 44 million gulden , which , when added to the employment projects the Nazis needed to keep their supporters in Danzig happy and faithful , would leave the Reichsbank to pick up a bill of over 110 million marks . |
| 9 | I suspect that it would be cheaper to collect a tonne of rubbish in Lambeth on the basis of an annual sweep of the streets because , to pick up a tonne of rubbish there , one would hardly have to stir from the spot . |
| 10 | The young Haworth left school at 14 to work in the factory and was required to pick up a knowledge of dyestuffs . |
| 11 | I was clumsy and had to pick up a couple of notes from the floor and wipe the bags where I 'd touched them with a handkerchief . |
| 12 | We are casting about , as you might say , hoping to pick up a whiff of a scent . ’ |
| 13 | Head west to reach the head of a stream , Twrch Fechan , where the idea is to pick up a right of way travelling south-east to return to the walk starting point . |
| 14 | JUNE 16 : Today I visited the Department of Trade and Industry , where I had the opportunity to pick up a copy of The Personal Protective Equipment Directive ( Directive 89/686/EEC ) , which as a every single-market fan will know , cam into force on July 1 , 1992 . |
| 15 | It can expect to pick up a lot of support both from mainstream Solidarity and from the squabbling peasants ' parties . |
| 16 | While they were bringing me food , I wondered whether to pick up a handful of the little men and throw them to their death . |
| 17 | Blake went to pick up a handful of the substance , but the Doctor kicked it out of his grasp . |
| 18 | Norman Dale , 50 , was struck down as he tried to pick up a cup of tea . |
| 19 | and he would be only able to pick out a lot of the basic words , he could probably pick out the beginning of appreciation |