Example sentences of "[adv] to pick [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of this , it can operate for 15 hours continuously at full power , stopping only to pick up a new coal pack . |
| 2 | They very kindly drop in shade cards and patterns for her and Mrs Critten has only to pick up the telephone and they are there to help . |
| 3 | Vendelin Gajdusek flicked one last look at her , leaving her with no idea whether he approved or disapproved , and , pausing only to pick up the dog 's lead , he went to the kitchen door with her . |
| 4 | Er now we , the pensioners , had no choice , we were picked up and put into the new scheme having paid our contributions appropriately to the old scheme rules which were the higher contributions , but only to pick up the new scheme rules that were against our interest . |
| 5 | I 've been painting since I was old enough to pick up a brush . |
| 6 | The prince , at a loss with the complexities of women , was quick enough to pick up an offered lead , and not infrequently bettered the prompting , as he did now . |
| 7 | More might have tuned in to hear him but their radio sets were not powerful enough to pick up the German stations broadcasting in English . |
| 8 | These jelly-filled tubes have electroreceptor cells at their ends , delicate enough to pick up the tiny discharges of the prey 's body . |
| 9 | She took a deep breath , made the effort to be mature enough to pick up the olive branch . |
| 10 | But from the way he reached out slowly to pick up the bottle and said , " In the meantime — my treat ? " |
| 11 | They heard one of the Arabs get out and moments later a metal gate was opened and the van drove forward a few feet before stopping again , presumably to pick up the Arab . |
| 12 | Just to pick up a point on er Miss 's latest request for information . |
| 13 | I will have to do what I can now to pick up the threads of my life . |
| 14 | Could my night-time visitor have called in here to pick up the key he had shown me , and left the back door open at the same time ? |
| 15 | The day starts with our tail-lift bus leaving the centre at 9.30 am to pick up the clients with the help of 2 escorts . |
| 16 | Erm and it does make it very difficult then for Trading Standards then to pick up the pieces . |
| 17 | She leaned forward to pick up a cigarette box . |
| 18 | The club have twice narrowly avoided relegation in the last three years , and survived last season only because of a bright start , but have yet to pick up a point in the present campaign after playing five league games . |
| 19 | As Chola was kneading the dough , they hovered over it in hissing black droves , and she stopped occasionally to pick out the ones she accidentally squashed , like currants . |