Example sentences of "pick it [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It was then replayed almost nightly by someone with a grudge against the Royals so that amateur scanners would pick it up and make it public .
2 ‘ This book : if you lose it somewhere , someone will pick it up and return it to you .
3 ‘ Never mind , ’ she said kindly , ‘ maybe someone else will pick it up and bring it back . ’
4 If it does not pass through the House before the general election , the next Labour Government will pick it up and enact it .
5 I should pick it up and bite it with your teeth if it 's getting too difficult .
6 I 'll pick it up and hold it .
7 Of these CorelDRAW is a good bet if your drawing needs are ( or may become ) fairly sophisticated ; Graphics Works is ideal for first time users , because they can pick it up and get on with the job from scratch with the minimum of fuss ; and if you want good page layout software to support your images , The Publisher 's Treasure Chest is a good choice .
8 If the sleeve is released and dropped on the floor , the dog will pick it up and run round shaking it in a play-type mode .
9 Those who understood this might leave a swatch of fabric lying around so that Laura could pick it up and believe she had discovered it herself , even if they had been trying to persuade her to use it for months .
10 And if you , if you do n't do that , many people will pick it up and say , you know , ‘ There 's been a new thing , what the hell , I do n't see how I can use it , ’ into the wastepaper basket .
11 If you 've got a phone , whether it 's in your car , in your house , at the bottom of your garden , you can pick it up and give me a ring on .
12 If he chucks something on the ground he 'll pick it up and give it to me and he 'll do it all the more .
13 Or you can pick it out and say ‘ That 's a beautiful one , is n't it , there 'll be no problem there , ’ and you look no further .
14 A scab is something you have to put up with until the time comes when you can pick it off and flick it away .
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