Example sentences of "pick up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jay had picked up a pattern of sleeplessness over the last five months . |
| 2 | The wind has picked up a bit , and there is a light snow falling . |
| 3 | It was clear that she had picked up a lot from the Prince 's own style , especially the self-deprecating wit . |
| 4 | But City have picked up a bit with a draw at Chelsea and a comfortable win against Crystal Palace , and with the suspended Morley replaced by Oldfield , who knows where the goal is , they will be confident today . |
| 5 | This is partly because Labour has picked up a mood of unease about the city among its residents , fearful of Frankfurt taking over its role as Europe 's financial capital , and jealous of Paris 's self-confidence and infrastructure . |
| 6 | Picked up a revolver and shot himself through the head . ’ |
| 7 | I think she 's picked up a few pointers , like how to chop an onion and how to dissolve an Oxo cube . |
| 8 | We now know for certain that the Theobalds are doubtful , that Percy and Lois Hollis will ‘ do their best ’ , and we have had a late flash that Poppy Winterton thinks she has picked up a mystery virus . |
| 9 | The couple were taken to police headquarters for questioning where they admitted they had picked up a man on the night of 10 July by the harbour but did not know him and had only given him a lift into town . |
| 10 | He and Fonda retired to their trailer , smoked some marijuana and then came out and told the crowd of local youths that they should imagine that the two of them had just arrived in town , and , on the way , they had picked up a local girl of fifteen , and raped and left her in the bushes . |
| 11 | The wee lass had picked up a cloth and was wiping Hector 's unshaven chin free of grease ; then his hands , and the handle of his knife . |
| 12 | Up ahead Neil Coles was putting together a 66 , which eventually saw him tie with Johnny , but by the fifth or sixth , when we 'd picked up a couple of birdies to Johnny 's pars or bogey , I thought , ‘ This is our Open . ’ |
| 13 | It made it worse when we knew Watson had picked up a shot here . |
| 14 | Alice had picked up a spoon ready to ladle out the stew on to a plate , but she paused and looked at her daughter hard as she said , ‘ You do n't know what it 's all about , do you ? |
| 15 | So Katie made the following comment shortly after she had picked up a card showing Mitch from Baywatch : |
| 16 | You 've picked up a book — you might even have bought it — that you thought was about cancer , but all you 're getting is an incoherent autobiography about an unknown . |
| 17 | Our way led us out of sight of the bay , [ Portree ; JTR has picked up a ‘ preacher of the Gospel ’ ] and we were within hearing , and also could trace , the rocky stream that coursed seaward from the mighty mountains that form the Coolin range . |
| 18 | He had picked up a fare in the City — an army deserter called Percy Toplis , who asked to be driven to Basingstoke . |
| 19 | An example was ultrasound , suggested by a zoologist whose colleague 's ‘ bat detector ’ , which receives sound in ultrasonic frequencies , had picked up a strong signal emanating from a nearby ancient site . |
| 20 | One little rascal had picked up a cigarette-end , still burning ( called a dog-end , or dout ) and was puffing away like a steam engine . |
| 21 | It was more surprising coming from thrusting thirtysomethings who had probably never picked up a copy in their lives , certainly not since their last visit to the school dentist . |
| 22 | Once you have picked up a signal you concentrate in that area until the signal is received at the greatest possible volume . |
| 23 | When the procession , which had now picked up a large following , reached Grassgill End the effigy was placed on a small stone area at the roadside , its clothes were drenched with paraffin and it was set alight . |
| 24 | His skin had picked up a glow from the lilies on the table . |
| 25 | He 'd obviously picked up a few tips from the paperbacks , because he spun these stories out like a kid pulling on chewing-gum . |
| 26 | There 's the odd exception where I 've picked up a brand new one and it 's worked right away . |
| 27 | If you 've ever picked up a real handmade lute , you 'll know the feeling . |
| 28 | The BBC has picked up a similar trend . |
| 29 | Top equity and foreign exchange dealers have picked up a minimum of £200,000 before bonuses and perks — the real whiz-kids making upwards of £300,000 . |
| 30 | Gossips say Aspreys has picked up a 6.8% stake from banker Robert Fleming and 30% shareholder House of Fraser , which owns Harrods , is keen to sell . |