Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] pick up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very cost What I 'm saying is it 's quick erm people expect to do it it 's something oh if they 're writing instead of going round I 'll pick up the phone and do it . |
| 2 | I would pick up the phone and phone my solicitor and ask to come and see him and get his advice . |
| 3 | But erm and if you listen to the tape long enough you can , I can pick up the tune , |
| 4 | She 'll be out of sight , and so will we until I can pick up the replacement set . ’ |
| 5 | Oh wicked , I can pick up the revs . |
| 6 | After a pause Alison said , ‘ Do you think it will pass and you 'll pick up the pieces ? ’ |
| 7 | At Morrison & Gibb , according to one survivor , the girls went up to a special room to learn all the types , and another former Morrison & Gibb " learner " remembered that " you were given a card with the lay of the case " and just had to get on with it , practising until you could pick up the type correctly . |
| 8 | She would pick up the thought and put it outside her mind . |
| 9 | Then sometimes she would pick up the telephone and natter to Charles . |
| 10 | If only she would pick up the receiver . |
| 11 | So now he is gone , who will pick up the mantle ? |
| 12 | One man collects the stakes , never getting more than one stake ahead of the man who will pick up the net . |
| 13 | Given the huge disparities which are of such enormous benefit to those at the top of the scale , who will pick up the bill ? |
| 14 | If the equipment is damaged it is unclear who will pick up the bill for its repair or replacement . |
| 15 | eleven forty six , he 's got them inside , I think I told you about this did n't I ? , and I was inside helping them out like , he was outside , he did n't have his gas mask , we were doing the things , like M B C stuff , and I 'm inside and he said right you will each go to a post , where inside this tent , each to go to er , erm , cos there was six people inside and like there was six posts , he said you each got to a post inside the tent and on the you will pick up the tent , and I new what was coming , done it before sort of thing and erm , were all in M B C stuff cos there 's still lots of gas , but there was n't for very long , and he said right on the you will , er he just said , we picked it up right , were all fucking all fucking I said go on then , |
| 16 | Again you can pick up the stitches and knit them directly on to the edge , or you can knit long strips or tubes and sew them neatly in place . |
| 17 | The best way to learn is to attend a school where , with good instruction and a safe environment , you can pick up the basics in a day or two . |
| 18 | Any way if you want to talk , you can pick up the phone , you can ring me now , it 's . |
| 19 | If you want to join me you can pick up the phone give me a ring O nine O four six four one six four one . |
| 20 | I do n't see the point because you can pick up the phone and find out if you want anyway so |
| 21 | You can pick up the dog and shake it , or pull on the scruff of its neck as happens when there is a clash over dominancy in the pack situation . |
| 22 | You can pick up the cure , while getting the illness . |
| 23 | I think that the compan companies out there have not made any profits for about five years , and they 're desperate to return to er an even keel , and they are going to force up the price of goods and services as soon humanly possible , and we 'll pick up the bill . |
| 24 | We could pick up the World Service , Voice of America ( VOA ) and a number of local stations which broadcast in English and French . |
| 25 | Erm we will pay we will pick up the tab for your hotel . |
| 26 | With the huge funds we shall place at its disposal the next problem Gorbachev will face is the collapse of his empire — and we will pick up the pieces … ’ |
| 27 | Yes , that 's okay , it 's just that originally you see , we had an outbound tonight as well mhm , yes okay I think we can pick up the pieces from there . |
| 28 | His sentence was terminated when Sahara officials bailed him out and said they would pick up the tab for the room but he would have to pay for his food and drink himself . |
| 29 | Always read your press releases through very carefully , possibly get somebody else to read them through , because they will pick up the spelling mistakes , the grammatical mistakes , the punctuation errors , and they will see , when they get to the end , and say , ‘ But you have n't told us when it is . ’ |
| 30 | They 've got a device that sings harmonies now — next the bloody things will be writing songs for us , no doubt sponsored by Pepsi , or Coke so that they can pick up the publishing . |