Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] pick [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her dark-brown skin picked up the deadening light inside the train and reflected it strangely so that her face looked almost silver . |
| 2 | The full ten marks were awarded to Peter Talbot 's The First Ironbridge ’ , a fine view of the bridge with good lighting picking out the structural detail . |
| 3 | The WI were magnificent and provided thousands of lunches ; the Red Cross picked up the few casualties and stragglers ; and children along the route played welcome hosepipes on the passing riders . |
| 4 | For such patients we have adopted a policy of exercise testing on the one hand to convince them that they can often do a lot more than they feel like doing , and on the other hand to pick up the occasional patient who has severe residual ischaemia but is not declaring it . |
| 5 | Yanto realised he might well have to make a special journey to pick up the old man if Julie happened to be out . |