Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] up [art] piece " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am careful not to leave even the smallest scrap of yarn lying around as mother birds pick up the pieces and use them for lining their nests . |
| 2 | He has just broken one of his records deliberately and is on his knees picking up the pieces as he talks to himself . |
| 3 | That changes how women feel about themselves and generates a web of activities to pick up the pieces kept hidden when pain is kept private . |
| 4 | Acads pick up the pieces as GH-K start to fall apart at the seams |
| 5 | GPs also complain , quite rightly , that hospital staff making , for example , discharge plans for a group of patients to a new home or hostel sometimes neglect to discuss the plans with the primary care team — normally the local general practice together with its team of doctors , nurses and other specialists — yet expect the GPs to pick up the pieces when something goes wrong . |
| 6 | You may need to use tweezers to pick up the pieces and position them on your egg . |