Example sentences of "[adv] pick up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soldiers had since picked up the habit of wine-drinking in France during the war and upon returning to England had educated the middle classes , further increasing the popularity of Champagne in the immediate post-war years . |
| 2 | They very kindly drop in shade cards and patterns for her and Mrs Critten has only to pick up the telephone and they are there to help . |
| 3 | Vendelin Gajdusek flicked one last look at her , leaving her with no idea whether he approved or disapproved , and , pausing only to pick up the dog 's lead , he went to the kitchen door with her . |
| 4 | The separation of to and the infinitive by introducing an adverb or phrase : I want you to gently pick up the box instead of I want you to pick up the box gently . |
| 5 | But from the way he reached out slowly to pick up the bottle and said , " In the meantime — my treat ? " |
| 6 | They heard one of the Arabs get out and moments later a metal gate was opened and the van drove forward a few feet before stopping again , presumably to pick up the Arab . |
| 7 | The producer , a blase+ young woman , toyed with a lettuce leaf and an olive , but on the rare occasions I am asked out to lunch I generally do without breakfast , so I made up for her and discussed the shooting schedule ( you soon pick up the jargon ) with the director . |
| 8 | Shrewsbury have got to make sure as much as possible when they do win the ball in the they do n't just smash long balls up , because as l as soon as they do that and as long as they keep doing that , Blackburn just pick up the ball again and keep coming at them , they 've got to try like they did just a few minutes ago , try and play themselves out of defence with nice low passes . |
| 9 | ‘ With friends , you do n't introduce yourself , there 's no need to ring and say ‘ It 's Tessa here ’ , you just pick up the phone and wail : ‘ I threw up last night , ’ or ‘ I ca n't stand it , he has n't called . ’ |
| 10 | Your bill will tell you what band you 're in so if you think you 're entitled to any discounts and these are n't shown on your bill , just pick up the phone and call the Action Team they 'll put you through to someone who knows exactly what street you live in and what tax you should pay . |
| 11 | There 's the call it 's coming in I knew it would work in fact we 'll talk straight away now just come straight through to me O nine O four six four one six four one and there 's another one there so just pick up the phone and hear as we sit and talk and chew the fat and stuff like that hello ? |
| 12 | Why not just pick up the phone and call me ? ’ |
| 13 | Hassle-free shopping … just pick up the phone |
| 14 | say if it was yourself and father who both were n't well , he would , if you just pick up the phone and say , I 'm running short can I have a b b and he , he brings it round , like you know , j j |
| 15 | Just pick up the receiver and get it over with . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ They put a delayed payment on it — and we have just picked up the cheque . ’ |
| 17 | ’ It had just picked up the muzak . |
| 18 | Willie did so and soon picked up the melody until he almost began to enjoy it . |
| 19 | [ BELVILLE absent-mindedly picks up the paper that PAMELA has been writing . ] |
| 20 | You could n't just pick up the phone at any time you liked . |
| 21 | I 'll just pick up the phone and , how 'll I begin ? |
| 22 | ‘ If I can take out a £420 loan and have ten years to pay it back , I 'll just pick up the cheque and go out and get ratted , ’ he said . |
| 23 | If I could just pick up the point you made Councillor , I think that at the A C C discussions , there was a great deal of cognition and understanding of the need to consult with staff side , in the run up to the beginning of formal consultations . |
| 24 | Now our houses backed on to each other , with only the party wall between , so she just picked up the poker from the fender and started banging on the wall so that the plaster showered a cloud of dust in the room . |
| 25 | Because if you just picked up the phone and and er contacted erm a residential home |
| 26 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 27 | Sometimes I still pick up the guitar for ideas , but I find that I end up finishing them on piano . ’ |
| 28 | Had the chauffeur ever picked up the Prince from the neighbourhood ? |
| 29 | Now , in addition to that , and I do n't know if this is the source of the confusion , we 've also made provision in the ninety four five budget for another er camera site operation , except that it 's a lower figure because that does n't actually include the camera because we made it clear that as a result of the decision last time here we did n't want to create a , a permanent precedent that this committee always picked up the bill for the camera . |
| 30 | 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 . |