Example sentences of "be picked [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Gorbrandt wanted Møn for the amber he knew could be picked up on our shores . |
| 2 | To be completely safe , he activated his automatic call-signal which would be picked up on the ground . |
| 3 | The people at the back may not be picked up on this so erm |
| 4 | If we went high enough to use a ‘ chute we 'd be picked up on radar immediately after taking off . ’ |
| 5 | Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis . |
| 6 | He will presumably be picked out on his course-work . |
| 7 | These can be seen on the modern OS maps and the tithe map , and they can be picked out on the ground from changes in level and property boundaries . |