Example sentences of "[modal v] pick up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a mark of Hilton 's clarity of thought and practical spirituality that he should pick up the episcopal ideal of a composite life-style and set it up as the modus vivendi for a spiritually — minded temporal lord . |
| 2 | Not when Thomas might pick up the emotional currents . |
| 3 | Missy had heard their engines long before a human ear could pick up the first faint sound and had come to tell her . |
| 4 | Since they look very similar even a regular buyer could pick up the larger size without realising it — but of course the scanner at the check out would recognise the different bar code and charge the correct amount . |
| 5 | We designed a new machine that could pick up the in-can system and position it within the can , without damage . |
| 6 | Later , she would pick up the misshapen bullet from the floor . |
| 7 | He said there was no reason to think the hotel industry would pick up the Scotch Corner Hotel and Croft Spa Hotel had gone into receivership and The Solberge and Kirkby Fleetham Hall were up for sale . |
| 8 | Most people , when they went out at night or approached another village , carried a stick or a handful of stones ; if one or two dogs in a pack had been wounded the others would pick up the aggressive intention and drop back sullenly . |
| 9 | On Friday , Mrs Grant will pick up the 1989 Captain of Industry award from the Livingstone Industrial and Commercial Association . |
| 10 | The task of ordering the Church 's worship is too awesome to be left to chance , either in the hope that the person responsible for it will pick up the necessary skills or in the belief that it can be done by anyone . |
| 11 | You can pick up the laddered stitches you go but in some cable patterns this amy not be necessary , the loops will begin to draw in and will not show . |
| 12 | We 'll be happy to survey your home to ensure that you can pick up the necessary signals … and that you really will be able to enjoy perfect Satellite Television reception . |
| 13 | The audience can pick up the dramatic thread running through the cadenza and make sense of it from beginning to end . ’ |