Example sentences of "to pick [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | finally it 's back to the Manor Ground to pick the winners in our competition to pick the new Oxford manager … who better to make the draw than the new man himself |
| 2 | and that 's it do n't forget about our competition … to try to pick the new manager here at the Manor ground … you know Anne there has been some thoughts they 'd like to see a women in this chair … what do you reckon |
| 3 | and that 's it do n't forget about our competition … to try to pick the new manager here at the Manor ground … you know Anne there has been some thoughts they 'd like to see a women in this chair … what do you reckon |
| 4 | WALES chiefs Alan Davies and Robert Norster face a rare new headache tonight as they sit down to pick the first squad of an exciting new season . |
| 5 | Jessica began to pick the other foot . |
| 6 | In an ideal world you 'd have sufficient troops of each type to pick the perfect force for facing any particular enemy . |
| 7 | Independent advisers are bound by the Financial Services Act to pick the best insurance product for each case , choosing from all the products . |
| 8 | Beforehand , managers used to pick the best players and play the rest around them . |
| 9 | By homing in on a national hero , Clinton will be keeping one of his early election promises to pick the best people — regardless of their party affiliaton . |
| 10 | So we 've all finished our trees now I 'm going to write out what I 've got on mine and I 'm going to pick the smallest numbers first . |
| 11 | He started to pick the odd quarrel and cancel dates . |
| 12 | ‘ They rely on the Floridians to pick the right course for them . ’ |
| 13 | The generals are now prepared to accept another civilian ; but they want Mr Ozal to pick the right man . |
| 14 | The reasons for the variations are many but there are probably some underlying trends that make it easier to pick the right bureau for the job . |
| 15 | Yes , there 's definitely there some proving , mind you , you 'll have to pick the right time of day , do you know what I mean ? |
| 16 | He found it difficult to pick the right words . |
| 17 | It 's expected to take just over 2 weeks to pick the 46 acres of hops grown at Withington Court Farm in Herefordshire . |
| 18 | The ability of ‘ union barons ’ to pick the next leader could backfire on Mr Smith , who is likely to push ahead with plans to dilute the influence of the block vote at the party 's annual conference . |
| 19 | Sally told Woman 's Journal : ‘ I have an uncanny ability to pick the wrong man . |
| 20 | However , to pick the wrong answer — even if it was a quick answer — would be devastating for British agriculture . |
| 21 | The difficulty is that we are quite likely to pick the same herd twice and if that were to happen we would have to sample it twice . |
| 22 | In fact , the choice is so wide that your problem may be one of bewilderment — how are you to pick the ideal model from the dozens competing for your custom ? |
| 23 | This was not uncommon in some mining districts and even existed in the craft trade of hat making , the artisans who took in their wives to pick the coarse hairs from their material saving the 6 to 9s ( 30-45p ) a week which they would otherwise have had to pay from their wage . |
| 24 | Mr Yeltsin 's team was preparing to counter-attack today with a draft of a new constitution that would extend the presidential term from five years to six and give him a right of veto over parliamentary Bills and to pick a small team of state ministers . |
| 25 | ‘ However , we also know that the risks can be mitigated and the most successful buy-ins have been those led by managers able to pick a good team . |
| 26 | A special conference is likely to be held in late June or early July to pick a new leader and deputy under the party 's electoral college system , in which the unions , constituency activists and MPs all have a say . |
| 27 | Indeed , he is said to have been beside himself with rage and looking to pick a violent quarrel with anyone who happened along . |
| 28 | Her first thought was to pick a young teenager 's romance of the kind that is written for fifteen-year-old schoolgirls , but for some reason she found herself instinctively walking past that particular shelf . |
| 29 | ‘ Trust ole Barnes to pick a strong-lookin' pair , ’ muttered Tom to himself . |
| 30 | Such expressions as ( to pick a semantic area at random ) fine weather , torrential rain , light drizzle , high winds are examples of collocations . |