Example sentences of "[modal v] pick up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when he presented the bill to Hurley for reimbursement , Hurley refused to pay , insisting the DEA field office in Los Angeles should pick up the tab . |
| 2 | SUFFERING from hangovers after their intoxicating victory on Saturday night , Hungarian reformers and their temporary allies were split last night on the question of where the new Socialist Party should pick up the pieces , as a marginal hardline faction announced the foundation of the Hungarian Communist Party . |
| 3 | What needs to happen is that the trade should be made aware of the shortlist ; the media must pick up the vibes ; and the winner should be available in paperback ( Emily will be a Pan in October . |
| 4 | It is the local authorities that must pick up the bill for those problems . |
| 5 | In each case , the wizard must pick up the book and caress it for a minimum of 1 hour . |
| 6 | Normally , developers paying a barrister to represent them at an inquiry must pick up the tab . |
| 7 | Very cost What I 'm saying is it 's quick erm people expect to do it it 's something oh if they 're writing instead of going round I 'll pick up the phone and do it . |
| 8 | I think that the compan companies out there have not made any profits for about five years , and they 're desperate to return to er an even keel , and they are going to force up the price of goods and services as soon humanly possible , and we 'll pick up the bill . |
| 9 | After a pause Alison said , ‘ Do you think it will pass and you 'll pick up the pieces ? ’ |
| 10 | She chuckled , then might pick up the animal by the scruff ( if it were a cavey , or a bird ) , and dash it to death on the ground and spill the guts to read them for herself , then sprinkle blood inside the circle and on her cheeks and brow . |
| 11 | Well when I was last playing with it that James kept on er in and in that erm he stopped at the station and I have to take it like that far enough cos I wanted Gordon to be there so he co could pick up the express pick , up the coaches |
| 12 | The twins had been thrilled with the computer , of course — how was it that even small children could pick up the mechanics of these complicated machines in five seconds flat ? |
| 13 | At Morrison & Gibb , according to one survivor , the girls went up to a special room to learn all the types , and another former Morrison & Gibb " learner " remembered that " you were given a card with the lay of the case " and just had to get on with it , practising until you could pick up the type correctly . |
| 14 | We could pick up the World Service , Voice of America ( VOA ) and a number of local stations which broadcast in English and French . |
| 15 | I do not suppose I am the first naive monolinguist who thought he could pick up the language on the street , somehow acquiring it passively just by basking in the babble of the market , like getting a tan . |
| 16 | If only he could pick up the rock and hurl it , defiantly , to reciprocate the violence with such a true aim , that it would smash whatever the chosen target . |
| 17 | This is why cable and satellite technology must advance together ; reception centres in parts of Britain with a good view of the satellite could pick up the signals and relay them by cable into nearby homes . |
| 18 | He could pick up the fear . |
| 19 | Then sometimes she would pick up the telephone and natter to Charles . |
| 20 | She would pick up the thought and put it outside her mind . |
| 21 | I would pick up the phone and phone my solicitor and ask to come and see him and get his advice . |
| 22 | I wish Chris would pick up the phone . ’ |
| 23 | NSA would pick up the call with their satellites ; the British GCHQ would get it ; so would the Russians … |
| 24 | Then he would pick up the silver hair-brush and groom her hair in slow strokes from its dark roots to its glowing auburn ends . |
| 25 | Lawton was struggling to get out of his pack the receiver that would pick up the radio signals from the miniature transceiver Forster said was attached to his slayer . |
| 26 | If only she would pick up the receiver . |
| 27 | José informed us in perfect English that he would pick up the sail in the morning and deliver it , completely repaired , by that afternoon . |
| 28 | His sentence was terminated when Sahara officials bailed him out and said they would pick up the tab for the room but he would have to pay for his food and drink himself . |
| 29 | Question commands where the parent appears to join in the activity but in fact does not intend to do it , e.g. ‘ Let's pick up the toys ’ rather than ‘ Please , pick up your toys ’ . |
| 30 | So now he is gone , who will pick up the mantle ? |