Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] up the piece " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geoffrey picked up the piece of parchment . |
| 2 | Lizzy would be allowed to get away with blue murder while her father was around , it was always the same , then when he swanned off again , it would be left to Kate to pick up the pieces and get back some kind of equilibrium . |
| 3 | It was Mellor , as junior Home Office Minister , who was left by Mrs Thatcher to pick up the pieces when the last government went badly over the top in its determination to reshape television by deregulation , irrespective of quality . |
| 4 | Athelstan picked up the piece of parchment and the candle , scrutinising what he had written . |
| 5 | Robyn picked up the piece of paper and tried hard not to believe he had made an effort . |