Example sentences of "pick [adv prt] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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1 | Benny had picked up Eve 's handbag , a small cheap plastic one which Mother Francis had bought for her in Peggy Pine 's shop as a going-to-Dublin present a few weeks ago . |
2 | Minton occasionally hung around Victoria railway station , waiting for the boat train to come in , and in this way had picked up Sparkes . |
3 | In the process it 's picked up HaL Computer Systems Inc , the most famous of the no-product-yet companies , to stand up and say it was doing its own Version 9 implementation , claiming to be ‘ well under way . ’ |
4 | Sybase Inc has picked up Francois Stieger to run its Gain Technology operation in Europe . |
5 | The UK 's Ampersand Systems Ltd , Bristol , is re-launching itself as the Open Systems Centre , and as has picked up IBM 's RS/6000 to market . |
6 | Horowitz had picked up Eva Hendrix from the villa on the way to Frankfurt Airport . |
7 | Ace did n't speak , but instead picked up Richmann 's fallen Winchester , and checked it . |
8 | I think you had a little bit of a soft spot for Poole did n't you , and you 'd have quite liked to have gone there and a little bit perhaps disappointed when you heard that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox ? |
9 | Well not disappointed that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox because obviously they 're going to need a very strong side if they 're going to win anything so erm you know , with guys like Marvin around , then it 's got to be a good idea , you know , they 've obviously made a big jump there to grab someone they think 's going to make a difference . |
10 | Visix Software Inc has picked up UniPress Software Inc as a distributor , which will sell Looking Glass Professional as its desktop manager of choice . |
11 | No we 'd just picked up Christine from her friend 's house and I had sort of half a dozen people |
12 | I think I must have picked up Paul 's one by mistake . |
13 | ‘ It may be nothing , but the police have picked up Arthur Evans . |
14 | It has also picked up Jeff Spirer , formerly in charge of the Intel/IBM relationship at Intel , to be NextStep 486 marketing manager . |
15 | They had chased the car at speeds of up to 90mph but lost it , and they had picked up Mr Beaton near Windyedge Farm , between Perth and Stirling . |
16 | It has already picked up Meccano , Trans Avia airlines and Swan Vestas . |
17 | He had picked up Jamie 's helmet and put it on , the sides hanging well below his ears , his eyes hardly visible . |
18 | But Curtis in his eagerness to catch up with his man , had momentarily overlooked the fact that the Prophet had picked up Foster 's gun . |
19 | Transarc Corp , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , where IBM is a minority investor , has picked up Mary Patterson as its vice president , development . |
20 | On its American release , the New York Times also picked out Burton . |
21 | Looking through wanted notices later on , he had picked out George and a reward-seeking Sheriff had got in touch with Jack Clarke . |
22 | They switched live to the scene , and Kathleen 's eyes immediately picked out Jack crouched over the injured man and issuing instructions to the ambulance team . |
23 | ‘ You 're putting on weight , ’ said the manager , picking up Arthur 's belt and looking at the notches . |
24 | Picking up Aldrich 's statement , Lewis rose to his feet . |
25 | ‘ Pooh , nonsense , Miss Abbott , ’ Harry Burrows exclaimed , striding about the drawing-room and picking up Aunt Emily 's treasured objects . |
26 | Picking up Jurgen Habermas ' analysis of truth-oriented discourse ( Chapter 4 ) , we can go further along this path . |
27 | And picking up Professor Lock 's point erm we are certainly in the market to attract footloose investment . |
28 | When I investigated , I found that the long microphone lines across the stage were picking up BBC Radio 2 . |
29 | When the chimney is in place keep picking up Wilma , who 'll be near the Burger Bar or somewhere down below . |
30 | Yes , this is , this is , this er Who 's picking up Laura 's point which is that you get all the contractual arrangements er er done , but I mean it does n't mean you ca n't have the ritual , be it dressed with , you know , er a long |