Example sentences of "[was/were] picking up [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ People were picking up bolt cutters for as little as £4 . |
| 2 | Not having worked on a Dalek story since the first one , Cusick was concerned that the creatures were apparently mobile outside their metal cities without any explanation as to how they were picking up power . |
| 3 | And it was picking up printer drivers from the A drive . |
| 4 | Now that slow stroll was picking up speed and grim purpose as Jimmy grabbed at a wire ‘ In ’ tray full of papers . |
| 5 | Soon he was picking up speed as his confidence increased and , cruising at a steady 80 m.p.h. , his whole mind centred on the one burning goal of reaching the sanctuary of the distant Bethlehem House . |
| 6 | Traffic had lessened and the Mercedes was picking up speed , but the streets were unfamiliar . |