Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] pick up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You want me to pick up the tab . ’ |
| 2 | Er I suggest you pick up the phone and you give us a call now on , alright ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I want somebody whose sitting there listening to the radio sort of er just relaxed and I I just want you to pick up the phone and ring . |
| 5 | Let me pick up a few points which occur to me arising out of what you 've just been saying . |
| 6 | Let me pick up a few points which occur to me arising out of what you 've just been saying . |
| 7 | I believe I picked up the tape-recorder in much the same spirit — because I felt that whatever we did here ought to have a rather spontaneous feel to it , and yet at the same time be noticeably hard-wearing . |
| 8 | Now we pay we pick up the tab at the Grand Hotel for those three days in-house . |
| 9 | go I pick up the accent . |
| 10 | Why do you pick up the evening paper and linger over tales of local gossip or distress when you have important tasks to carry out ? |
| 11 | How do you pick up the ones that need correcting ? |
| 12 | They sometimes fancy they pick up the voices of the past , answering their prayers , and after presenting their gifts of flowers and fruit , they come away filled with hope that the great loas have agreed to grant whatever they were being implored to do . |