Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [noun] pick [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We finished our shift at 8 and he was going at 9 , but at 8 , instead of the usual people who came to take over from us , the managing director of the company and his next-door neighbour came in their golfing clothes to pick up whatever tip was being given and we were told to push off . |
| 2 | Their radiation monitors picked up surprisingly high readings . |
| 3 | Poor , pathetic old man , he thought , watching as his Uncle Walter picked up his pen again and consulted some notes , preparing to conclude his long chronicle of the family . |
| 4 | To his amusement Wexford picked out George Carter among the company . |
| 5 | They could see his headlight beam picked out beneath the gas layer , as it swept the area , then lifting up towards them like a searchlight cutting through cloud . |