Example sentences of "[noun] pick up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have any views pick up the phone and call me now . |
| 2 | The sensors pick up the change which is then fed back directly to alter the temperature or some other variable . |
| 3 | The bank had arranged for a four-wheeler to pick up the messenger , round the back of the building . |
| 4 | Waiting for Scott to pick up the telephone , Annabel could visualize the scene at the TV station . |
| 5 | Ruth moaned as she staggered out of her bedroom to pick up the phone . |
| 6 | Not very early , you can sleep in I 've got ta go to Waitrose to pick up the stuff . |
| 7 | The monitor picks up the amount of ultraviolet or UV rays coming from the sun . |
| 8 | Jean picked up the bag and took it home . |
| 9 | Neil picked up the book . |
| 10 | David picked up the arm and through the rack looking for new ones to put on while Sandra busied herself putting on the sleeves of the ones they had played . |
| 11 | Corbett picked up the torch and threw it down . |
| 12 | Edward picked up the menu . |
| 13 | Edward picked up the bill and examined it . |
| 14 | Edward picked up the saw . |
| 15 | Cadfael picked up the psaltery with due respect , and laid it safely aside on the little prayer-desk . |
| 16 | And Bobby picked up the phone when the phone rang and it was her and she sai erm Bob said yes ? |
| 17 | A barrage of punches which started with a swinging left hook left Clarkson on one knee and once the action restarted and Hardy picked up the assault , it was clear the fight would come to a quick conclusion . |
| 18 | Travis picked up the map he must have been consulting while she slept . |
| 19 | At the edge of her hearing , Bernice picked up the sound of a roaring furnace engine , overlaid with the high pitched whine of cooling heat shields . |
| 20 | Woolley picked up the tempo . |
| 21 | She crossed the room and with a resolute shrug of her shoulders picked up the receiver . |
| 22 | Now obviously B does follow quite properly from A but let's start off with Mr Williamson picking up the question , Is the policy required and if so does it give everybody sufficient guidance . |
| 23 | Once those scenes had been completed , the carrier went back to North Island to pick up the replica aircraft and the two P–40s , and transported the entire group to Hawaii . |
| 24 | The core is aligned with one coil picking up the north-south field and inclined at roughly 67° to the horizontal and adjusted so as to produce the largest positive output from the amplifier . |
| 25 | And he had no hesitation in going back to St James ' Park to pick up the 24-year-old , who has been out of favour with the First Division leaders since the arrival of former Pompey star John Beresford in the summer . |
| 26 | It is none the less possible for opponents to pick up the ball , so to speak , when Mrs Thatcher has put it down . |
| 27 | Kate bent over Nicandra to pick up the tray : ‘ And you did n't eat the half of it , ’ she said reproachfully . |
| 28 | ‘ What are you doing ? ’ she asked , her heart picking up the pace again . |
| 29 | The new act picks up the Warnock comments that really the majority of children can probably be erm accommodated in ordinary schools , but there will always be a need for special schools , and in fact they do mention some proportions . |
| 30 | The NHS picks up the tab , ’ he says . |