Example sentences of "pick [adv prt] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , ’ says the ex-chief executive philosophically , ‘ when you 've managed a business in crisis mode as long as I have , you pick up a few enemies . ’ |
| 2 | At least confident that Spouse will enjoy , and probably pick up a few tips from , biography of Hitler . |
| 3 | ‘ Instead of grabbing a tin of soup the book will say , ‘ Pick up a few carrots , a leek , chop them up and throw them in water , add a dash of cream , a few leaves of chervil , and you have something homely and delicious that you have made . ’ |
| 4 | As soon as it is well open , and perhaps already dropping pollen grains on to its own stigma and petals , pick up a few grains with a small paint brush , and transfer them to the stigma of the female . |
| 5 | Pick out a few terms and decide how they are best defined . |