Example sentences of "[pron] picked [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And I know one of the things I picked up off the course was it ? |
2 | Erm one of the things I picked up off the course is , technically every training course that we have , should be written in a way that that identifies erm Unit two point four I 'm on to at the minute . . |
3 | allow and they reckon that soft ones are better suited too sports because , because of the great action they 're harder to , to knock out , whereas soft ones er , have better other qualities , I 've got this little fucking book , book that I picked up in the Boots in Farnborough the other day yes , its quite interesting . |
4 | It 's something I picked up in the Trow . ’ |
5 | A colour brochure I picked up in the hall speaks of the ‘ 27 acres of secluded grounds with magnificent views over the Moray Firth and the Ross-shire hills beyond … imposing combination of Georgian and Scottish Baronial architecture … four course table d'hôte menu of very high class plus an à la carte menu including a range of steaks charcoal grilled … ’ : no mention of David Thomson . |
6 | The main points that I picked out from the game affecting the law changes are : |
7 | One lady , he claimed , almost lost her marbles when the word she picked out of the hat was the same as the one she 'd been handed 27,000 feet up a Himalayan mountain in her backpack and bivouac , far-out , cool-man days . |
8 | It was Wei Feng , T'ang of East Asia , who picked up on the word . |
9 | Well we picked up after the war a bit . |
10 | He was n't the only one picked up by the police . |
11 | ‘ Most people finding that the leather handbag they picked up at the school fete was , in fact , plastic would shrug it off if the proceeds of the sale were going to a good cause , ’ said Mr Richards . |
12 | He was full of all the gossip and rumours , most of it picked up from the ships he visited and seamen he talked to . |
13 | He shrugs off his legacy of injuries — a fractured bone in his back , ripped Achilles tendons , the deep bruise on his face which he picked up on the way to winning a bronze medal in Poland . |
14 | Miguel slipped off his casual shoes and began to pull on the black cuban-heeled boots he picked up from the floor . |
15 | ALAN SHEARER 'S success at Blackburn Rovers is reflected in the massive signing-on fee he picked up in the record move . |
16 | Doddie Weir still has a lot to learn about No 8 play when it comes to back-row moves , witness the occasion against England when he picked up against the wheel and still tried to complete the move . |