Example sentences of "pick [adv prt] the [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pick up the ball and run around with it ? |
| 2 | Moving like a boy in treacle , I rotate on the axis of my right knee and pick up the yard and a half of large bore nozzle between hands slick with sweat . |
| 3 | Presumably they pick up the pinta and down the sherry and beer as well , not to mention making it look as if the reindeers have had a go at the carrots . |
| 4 | You can , as I said just now , pick up the gauntlet and say squeeze him out and force him through the cones and whatever thing might result of that , you just do n't know , or you can say , Well alright , ease off , go on , you have the space , I do n't really need it , I 'm not in a hurry . |
| 5 | Pick up the phone and speak to the person concerned . |
| 6 | Simply pick up the phone and dial |
| 7 | The best thing is — nothing can beat this — when you pick up the phone and tell them who you are , the repair man will always come round . |
| 8 | If you pick up the phone and ring to get seats here you will very often find that you ca n't get through . |
| 9 | ‘ With friends , you do n't introduce yourself , there 's no need to ring and say ‘ It 's Tessa here ’ , you just pick up the phone and wail : ‘ I threw up last night , ’ or ‘ I ca n't stand it , he has n't called . ’ |
| 10 | Your bill will tell you what band you 're in so if you think you 're entitled to any discounts and these are n't shown on your bill , just pick up the phone and call the Action Team they 'll put you through to someone who knows exactly what street you live in and what tax you should pay . |
| 11 | Er I suggest you pick up the phone and you give us a call now on , alright ? |
| 12 | If you have any views pick up the phone and call me now . |
| 13 | That 's it yes ah I 'm connected with you I am on a cerebral plane connected with you our brains our interlinked you reach down you pick up the phone and you ring now . |
| 14 | There 's the call it 's coming in I knew it would work in fact we 'll talk straight away now just come straight through to me O nine O four six four one six four one and there 's another one there so just pick up the phone and hear as we sit and talk and chew the fat and stuff like that hello ? |
| 15 | what , pick up the phone and sell on the phone ? |
| 16 | Why not just pick up the phone and call me ? ’ |
| 17 | Pick up the phone and smile . |
| 18 | You pick up the phone and say , Hello . |
| 19 | He likes that one nan , what if you , pick up the phone and dial and start talking to somebody he sits there and he 's in fits of laughter , he loves it . |
| 20 | Yes , everybody , O K , now I 'll pay the phone bill , all I want you to do is pick up the phone and every time you pick up the phone and make an attempt to get me an appointment , I 'll give you a pound . |
| 21 | say if it was yourself and father who both were n't well , he would , if you just pick up the phone and say , I 'm running short can I have a b b and he , he brings it round , like you know , j j |
| 22 | Chastened , you pick up the bicycle and shuffle indoors , convinced you have ruined everything for good . |
| 23 | I pick up the bike and return it to the shed . |
| 24 | There is one basic thing that they need to do , they or their parents , that is pick up the telephone and ring a contact , that 's all they have to do because within here there are people ready to receive those er t telephone enquiries and get the youngsters on the water . |
| 25 | From the start , go down the ladder , grab the crate and kill the green blob , jump down the hole into the water , swim over to the ladder and get out , avoiding the workman in the process , continue right , kill the blob and move into the ladder , climb up and collect the records ( avoiding the broken ones ) , dive down the hole , swim right to the open/close door then go up the ladder , pick up the crate and jump out the open gap onto the railway line and lob the crate at the workman , move left over the trains ( killing the blobs with spare crates if you wish ) until you reach the end . |
| 26 | The first contains a few records , so collect them and slide down the ice into the water , this is extremely easy so just use the map to reach the room containing the concert poster , records and a ‘ ? ’ ( worth 50 points ) , grab 'em all and move up to the extra life , then to the ladder and get the heart if you need it , walk right , go up the ladder and down the other side , pick up the crate and jump into the water . |
| 27 | You pick up the dish and . |
| 28 | I stretch over to the bedside table and pick up the packet and lighter , remove a cigarette and hand it to her . |
| 29 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 30 | Pick up the food and drink , it 's , it 's all be at our house , van stopped to get the drink on and the glass |