Example sentences of "[noun sg] pick up the [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vacuum cleaner ( linked to one — a bun ) : There is nothing particularly unusual about using a vacuum cleaner to pick up the crumbs of a bun so I decided to picture a bun decorated with a vacuum cleaner on top . |
| 2 | The sun picked up the colours of a girl 's dress . |
| 3 | Fabia felt a nibble of excitement get to her as she ran a comb through her long golden hair , and even found that there were traces of a smile picking up the corners of her mouth . |
| 4 | The children in turn pick up the corks in their mouths and dip them into the paint . |
| 5 | Expecting a word processor operator to pick up the elements of design , typography and layout skills by simply going on a two-day course is just not realistic . |