Example sentences of "[adj] pick up [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And they 're much easier to pick up that way . |
| 2 | The pilot of a Rallye had intended to take off from one field and land in another to pick up two passengers for local flying . |
| 3 | It might be possible to pick up more people . |
| 4 | Using this approach , it is possible to pick up incipient warning signs as the company starts to decline well in advance of it crossing the solvency threshold , allowing much more time for action to be taken . |
| 5 | Women are also very quick to pick up emotional atmospheres , and to sense the quality in a room or building . |
| 6 | The higher , more metaphysical elements of literary space fiction were avoided , keeping the whole series fast moving and thus more likely to pick up good audiences — despite the British public 's general anathema to sf around that period . |
| 7 | Smith , a TA corporal in 10 Para and Rennie , a TA sergeant in 15 Para , then returned to Camp Three to pick up extra rope and equipment to push the route further at the next opportunity . |
| 8 | If this were the case , most people , whose call is to marriage , would be able to pick up one message and one message only from celibates . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's because they were able to pick up extra tickets unused by other county boards . ’ |
| 10 | We tested the Super Dustbuster ( HC431 ) , which is easy to handle , has an additional power boost , and is designed specifically to clean up after jobs such as wood planing and sanding , as well as being able to pick up broken glass or small nails . |
| 11 | Roosevelt telegraphed again that British insistence on traffic only between certain points was not realistic , and that the economic viability of services depended on being able to pick up intermediate traffic . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sure you 'll be able to pick up some ideas . ’ |
| 13 | Myrdal was able to pick up this anxiety from unstructured conversations he held with individual Americans . |
| 14 | The US will , however , be able to pick up thematic-mapper information with a ground station at White Sands , New Mexico , to which data will be routed via the US 's new tracking and data relay satellites . |
| 15 | Colin Calderwood says they 're delighted to win and its important to pick up 3 points because the teams around them are also winning . |
| 16 | Impoverished governments , however , are often happy to pick up any funds available , regardless of their impact on the environment . |
| 17 | In the age group championships Sparta and Annadale ADD01 Striders each picked up double victories , where , in the individuals stages , one of the fastest young athletes on show was Beechmount 's Cathy O'Neill . |
| 18 | In group A the Paper Tigers with their amazing bouncing ball have lifted their rounders difference to great heights while Dr Blobby and the Blobettes have at last picked up some points from a game , which means that all teams this year have managed to win at least one point . |