Example sentences of "[adv] to pick [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of this , it can operate for 15 hours continuously at full power , stopping only to pick up a new coal pack . |
| 2 | Er now we , the pensioners , had no choice , we were picked up and put into the new scheme having paid our contributions appropriately to the old scheme rules which were the higher contributions , but only to pick up the new scheme rules that were against our interest . |
| 3 | She kicked aside some of the mess , bent down to pick up a crisp packet , dropped it again and leaned against a wall , overwhelmed . |
| 4 | The prince , at a loss with the complexities of women , was quick enough to pick up an offered lead , and not infrequently bettered the prompting , as he did now . |
| 5 | These jelly-filled tubes have electroreceptor cells at their ends , delicate enough to pick up the tiny discharges of the prey 's body . |
| 6 | She took a deep breath , made the effort to be mature enough to pick up the olive branch . |
| 7 | More might have tuned in to hear him but their radio sets were not powerful enough to pick up the German stations broadcasting in English . |
| 8 | We loaded the first two into the trailer , and were heading a few yards further on to pick up a third canister when we noticed that the enemy fire was now being directed at our part of the cornfield . |
| 9 | Try not to pick out every single pea from your risotto . |
| 10 | ‘ I think I 'd better be the one , ’ Joanna said , then Robert came out to pick up the remaining chair . |
| 11 | ‘ Scurrying round to pick up the few crumbs that fall from the table ? ’ |