Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] picked [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe I picked up the tape-recorder in much the same spirit — because I felt that whatever we did here ought to have a rather spontaneous feel to it , and yet at the same time be noticeably hard-wearing . |
| 2 | A few minutes after restarting he picked up the autobahn to Salzburg . |
| 3 | Radio ham Chris Thorndyke , 45 , from Bury St Edmonds , Suffolk , said she picked up the report . |
| 4 | The driver of the jeep said they picked up the Arab for questioning because he could not explain what he was doing in the area . |
| 5 | She hoped he picked up the phone quickly . |
| 6 | The London driver said he picked up the brothers at Grosvenor House Hotel after the Players ' Union awards dinner last Sunday . |