Example sentences of "[adj] pick [adv prt] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one hand , it is possible to pick out a dominant instance by its relationship with other aspects of a social structure . |
| 2 | The survey was not able to pick out a definite link between the type of heating and the degree of damp in a home . |
| 3 | Each picks out a different type of factor and claims that it is the key to a causal understanding of the Industrial Revolution ; and in doing so , each relies on an undefended account of the assumptions that need to be embodied in satisfactory explanations . |
| 4 | ‘ I put myself forward not expecting to win , but available to pick up an extra seat if it was there . ’ |
| 5 | Alright , simply because erm , there is , inelastic demand alright , and if there 's a very bad crop throughout the world , prices will suddenly just , just sky-rocket for , for one or two years , so that makes it difficult to pick out an underlying trend because sometimes agricultural prices are very , very high . |
| 6 | When , worn down at last , he mentioned a man who lived as far away as Prudhoe , the polite picked up a young fellow known as Billy the Badger , which apparently had nothing to do with his poaching activities , but was given him because he always wore a white muffler , the ends tucked into his trouser tops , and on Sundays , when he wore his best , which was a black coat and trousers , his pointed face above this ensemble roughly depicted the night creature of the woods . |