Example sentences of "[prep] pick up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contrast between Wilkinson and Ivanisevic on court could hardly have been sharper the towering 6ft 5ins Croat against a relatively feeble-looking Briton , coughing regularly between points after picking up a cold . |
| 2 | Their problems intensified when wing ace Martin Offiah did n't appear for the second half after picking up a leg injury . |
| 3 | Baker , 33 , understudy to injured first-choice Craig Forrest , played through the pain barrier during Ipswich 's 2-2 draw with Coventry City last Saturday after picking up a groin injury . |
| 4 | McCoist , who has a phenomenal 34 goals already this season , is undergoing treatment after picking up a calf muscle injury at Dundee on Saturday . |
| 5 | Parker has not played in United 's last five matches after picking up a hamstring strain on March 14 . |
| 6 | Mooney has received a onematch suspension for reaching 21 disciplinary points this season after picking up a booking at Carlisle 12 days ago . |
| 7 | However , midfielder Jason Ainsley will miss the game after picking up an ankle injury in midweek , and also out of the side is striker Andrew Shaw , who is suspended . |
| 8 | Mark Hateley seemingly well on the road to recovery after picking up an injury against Hibs last Sunday . |
| 9 | He 's having a late fitness test , after picking up an injury playing for Wales during the week . |
| 10 | Crawford , who needed treatment twice in the early stages after picking up an injury was eventually replaced by Ronnie McCullough in the 26th minute . |
| 11 | Bull , who has scored four goals in the last two games , did not train yesterday after picking up the injury during Saturday 's 5-0 win over Portsmouth . |
| 12 | About picking up the pieces and wondering where we go from there , even though I know there are other things he 's interested in . |
| 13 | You can also make a gorgeous looped and fringed edge simply by knitting lots more rows between picking up the stitches to make loops at least en centimetres deep ( four inches ) — or even longer as a tremendous finish for shawls and stoles , or for the edges of collars and cuffs and jackets . |
| 14 | The incubation period between picking up the infection and showing the first clinical signs is four to five days and during this time the animal appears clinically normal . |
| 15 | What may appear to be an ordinary action , such as picking up a slipper to put it on , can trigger an unusual response from the dog if it has been hit with a shoe in a previous home . |
| 16 | Do you want me to apologise for picking up the gauntlet you threw down ? ’ |
| 17 | And now for picking up the bits . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , the right position for taking the pictures is seldom ideal for picking up the sound , especially when speech is being recorded , so on-board camcorder microphones do have their drawbacks . |
| 19 | I tried to sell it , but no one was willing to offer me more than five shillings , so Bob uses it for picking up the produce from the market every morning . ’ |
| 20 | good for picking up the marks . |
| 21 | He still had not mastered the art of picking up a girl half his age who was not after his money , but he had found ways to avoid spending too much . |
| 22 | When the opportunity beckoned , he made his point by the simple expedient of picking up a worm and popping it into the panting youngster 's mouth . |
| 23 | The convenience of picking up a power-tool without having to plug it in has brought a new freedom to woodworkers . |
| 24 | Answer the telephone promptly and make a habit of picking up a pencil and notepad at the same time — being kept waiting will make the caller impatient . |
| 25 | For those who may not know , the correct method of picking up a ferret is to gently place your hand underneath the animal , thumb uppermost , with the front feet of the ferret being between index finger and middle finger . |
| 26 | If he backs off too often , he will stand a good chance of picking up a penalty . |
| 27 | This will keep the whole body in perfect equilibrium and make the action of picking up an object into a comparatively simple activity . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Obviously every record company in Britain wasted no time in sniffing out the possibilities of picking up the band . |
| 30 | It has already made behind-the-scenes preparations to share the job of picking up the pieces . |