Example sentences of "we pick [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One idea is that we pick up all sorts of information during our waking hours without being consciously aware that we are doing so ; the function of dreaming is to allow our brain to process all this information at the unconscious level . |
| 2 | In section 2.6 we pick up these theories again and examine what they have to say about the shifts currently under way in British manufacturing and its geography . |
| 3 | We continue on heading until we pick up another waypoint , the particular shape of a section of the B1052 , where a very sharp right-hand bend is followed almost immediately by a minor road off to the east and a small hamlet , Brinkley , further north ( J ) . |
| 4 | We can stage a little comedy for ourselves if we pick out two expressions that I used in my last paragraph , and imagine ourselves presenting them to the startled and unwelcoming gaze of Max Beerbohm . |
| 5 | In applying a concept we pick out relevant and reliable features of what we perceive . |
| 6 | We pick out those pieces which match our needs at the time [ My emphasis ] As have most people in the field , this author has participated in this game , using these data for illustration or emphasis in the classroom , as arguments in a paper , or as support in negotiating a budget or a new piece of equipment . |