Example sentences of "[noun] picked up the [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Crowther picked up the papers in front of him and set them down again very neatly . |
| 2 | The sun picked up the colours of a girl 's dress . |
| 3 | Abruptly Aggie picked up the handles of the flat-cart , then almost growling ‘ Come on ! ’ she pushed it along the road , the child trotting beside her now . |
| 4 | By the time Coleman picked up the threads of the plot in February 1987 , there was still no clear plan of attack , although it was generally agreed among Hurley and his colleagues that luring Younis into a drug deal was probably the key , and that a lot of political hassle would be avoided if he could be taken , say , in international waters . |
| 5 | The Crown claims that Gallen picked up the bombers in Donegal , drove them to the yard and returned an hour later to pick them up . |