Example sentences of "picking up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was picking up the knack . |
| 2 | Then , picking up the poker from the hearth , she banged it three times against the back of the fireplace . |
| 3 | Picking up the child , who was breathing in gulps like an oarsman at the end of a race , Thomas bent down to save her sculptures and carried her through to her mother . |
| 4 | DAVID WHITAKER 's appointment , picking up the gauntlet of Newman 's challenge to make Doctor Who a science fiction Theatre-of-the-Air , was not quite a moment instantly recognisable as a turning point in Television history . |
| 5 | Do you want me to apologise for picking up the gauntlet you threw down ? ’ |
| 6 | Emily drew a sheet of writing paper towards her and picking up the pen began to write … |
| 7 | Kopyion asked , picking up the amulet . |
| 8 | ‘ Pick them up , there 's a good boy , ’ said his Mum , picking up the cutting nearest to her , a half page of photos of houses for sale . |
| 9 | By comparison , following a chain or tag involves reading the link field , finding the key in it , picking up the address and searching for it . |
| 10 | Ironically , the hostel was charging so much in rent that while I did have to stay there , I was better off on the dole with the housing people picking up the bill than in cleaning work and having to pay it myself . |
| 11 | Everything depended on contributors picking up the bill in ten , twenty or thirty years . |
| 12 | If a Thursday coincided with a Saints Day , we were rewarded by being able to go across to Mrs. Robbins ' after the service and order a pennyworth of sweets apiece — the Hospital trustees picking up the bill . |
| 13 | ‘ You wo n't be paying for inappropriate placements and you wo n't be picking up the bill for carers later . |
| 14 | But a major difficulty remains : SSDs will be reluctant to commit themselves to picking up the bill for several months ' residential rehabilitation for someone who may have arrived in the area the previous week . |
| 15 | Is not the truth that practically everyone was told , ’ Do n't worry — social security is picking up the bill . ’ |
| 16 | I objected in Committee and in the House tonight to his implication — it was not stated in so many words — that the £780 million would be paid locally by the other people in the area picking up the bill for the single-person households . |
| 17 | Even if the species did so , we would have little or no chance of picking up the message , because — to repeat — we are not looking out for it . |
| 18 | Picking up the dialect |
| 19 | Fabia could n't help picking up the air of excitement about her , and realised that she was n't the only one when barely had they sat down with a cup of tea than her father , an observant man , was asking , ‘ Are you going to tell us about it — or is it a secret ? ’ |
| 20 | Quickly picking up the Efik language and immersing herself in work amongst the women , Mary applied for a remote station where she could live frugally and send more of her £60 salary to her family in Scotland . |
| 21 | They talked non-stop in an elaborate relay race , one picking up the thread as soon as the other paused for breath . |
| 22 | Picking up the menu , she took an avid interest in the desserts . |
| 23 | ‘ I suppose I ought to go now , ’ she said , picking up the eiderdown from the floor and making a vague attempt to straighten the blankets . |
| 24 | Hammond moved from the doorway , picking up the map Kim had set down on the table . |
| 25 | ‘ Cheers , mate , ’ the child said , picking up the ball and running to his friends . |
| 26 | You can make a beautiful ‘ heavy lace ’ border like this by knitting several rows of scallops , picking up the centre of each loop . |
| 27 | Now obviously B does follow quite properly from A but let's start off with Mr Williamson picking up the question , Is the policy required and if so does it give everybody sufficient guidance . |
| 28 | The Scottish Union , despite their early misgivings , eventually agreed to chip in , with Midland Bank , the sponsor of the Scottish students , picking up the rest of the tab . |
| 29 | Picking up the story thirty years on , Peter Bogdanovich 's eagerly anticipated sequel to THE LAST PICTURE SHOW substitutes elegiac lament with a wry comedy of the trials and absurdities of disillusioned middle-age . |
| 30 | It was a stand-off , he was picking up the Yankee jargon . |