Example sentences of "[noun sg] pick up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bank had arranged for a four-wheeler to pick up the messenger , round the back of the building . |
| 2 | Ruth moaned as she staggered out of her bedroom to pick up the phone . |
| 3 | The monitor picks up the amount of ultraviolet or UV rays coming from the sun . |
| 4 | The core is aligned with one coil picking up the north-south field and inclined at roughly 67° to the horizontal and adjusted so as to produce the largest positive output from the amplifier . |
| 5 | And he had no hesitation in going back to St James ' Park to pick up the 24-year-old , who has been out of favour with the First Division leaders since the arrival of former Pompey star John Beresford in the summer . |
| 6 | ‘ What are you doing ? ’ she asked , her heart picking up the pace again . |
| 7 | The new act picks up the Warnock comments that really the majority of children can probably be erm accommodated in ordinary schools , but there will always be a need for special schools , and in fact they do mention some proportions . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , the woman in question picked up the piece of paper with her name and address on along with all the Sanctuary 's records , and has not been seen since . |
| 9 | The boy picked up the knife and was about to cut into the cake when he stopped . |
| 10 | The girl picked up the receiver , soap suds streaming on to its cover . |
| 11 | The old lady picked up the glass and pulled a face . |
| 12 | He made a move to pick up the bucket but saw Alexandra 's glance in time and withdrew his hand unhappily . |
| 13 | From the Brigadier 's office the Captain telephoned Maxwell at the Excelsior , sending Bacci through to the communicating duty room to pick up the phone there . |
| 14 | The Webbs ' failure to pick up the proposal would have been forgivable but for one thing ; and that is their criticism of his failure to comprehend before they were born their theory of rent — a theory which , whatever might be its academic merits , provided no practical help to Governments . |
| 15 | GRIPPING SCENE : Proud pop picks up the tot he once refused to carry |
| 16 | One advantage of using a hearing-aid is in hearing one 's own voice ‘ from the outside ’ — the aid microphone picks up the voice of the user as well as voices of other people . |
| 17 | The first player in each team picks up the feather by inhaling through the straw . |
| 18 | The general picked up the phone and dialled . |
| 19 | Then , still smiling , Isambard forced the boy 's wrists together , enclosed and held them mercilessly in one lean , muscular hand , and with the other picked up the dagger and tossed it after his own sword . |
| 20 | The study walls are a rich red to pick up the burgundy of the tapestry curtains . |
| 21 | Cyril Reenan , 70 , who used a radio scanner to pick up the call , told a newspaper : ‘ Knowing what I do now , I think I would have tried to warn Diana her conversations were being overheard . |
| 22 | A final chance to pick up the kind of luxuries not often seen on sale nowadays . |
| 23 | The back person picks up the ball and runs to the front . |
| 24 | The Keeper picked up the cage and backed out , his helper careful to close the gate quickly behind him as he came out . |
| 25 | HOLLYWOOD heart-throb Tom Cruise picked up the bill for a group of students he saw trying to impress their girlfriends . |
| 26 | His wife picked up the phone believing it was an anniversary treat from her husband . |
| 27 | Kathleen had never been one for jewellery and the amethyst picked up the heather mauve of Isabel 's new dress and even , she thought , gave something of a fresh nuance to her mist-blue eyes . |
| 28 | They were concerned at the failure of the surveyor to pick up the problem , and at the cost and difficulty of seeking redress . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Rainbow picks up the cue : |