Example sentences of "[conj] i picked up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The waiters were all busy at that moment so I picked up a full glass from the table and fought my way to where she was holding court in the middle of the mass — standing up , of course . |
| 2 | And I picked up a pack of contraceptives . |
| 3 | And I picked up a load of washing the other day and put it in the washing machine and I washed it . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't like making excuses but I picked up a bug in Germany at the weekend and have n't been able to shake it off , ’ explained world No13 McManus . |
| 5 | But the pitch was wet when I picked up a swag against them at Bradford . |
| 6 | I was in a French class at school when I picked up a copy of the magazine , which had been lying on one of the tables . |