Example sentences of "[pron] pick up [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So was it very surprising that I picked up on the African presence moving around the island ? |
| 2 | ‘ We do n't like the term price war because that implies that these holidays are the type of bargain basement deal you pick up at the last minute . |
| 3 | She picked up on the first ring , almost as though she had been expecting him to call . |
| 4 | you just like the idea of bacon cooking you picked up on the same idea . |
| 5 | Even if output continues to decline at a similar pace in this quarter before it picks up in the next ( as most forecasters expect ) , the total peak-to-trough decline will look much shallower than the 2.7% average drop in GNP during the eight recessions since the second world war . |
| 6 | He picked up on the young man 's unease , he recalled his own unlicensed ranting , he sensed the quarryman 's fear of him . |