Example sentences of "pick [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could then lean back and pick up the front foot , thrusting it straight into the opponent 's solar plexus . |
| 2 | Did you pick up the video ? ’ |
| 3 | He would n't pick up the tab for anyone else . |
| 4 | On Friday , Mrs Grant will pick up the 1989 Captain of Industry award from the Livingstone Industrial and Commercial Association . |
| 5 | From their letter , Mr Scott and Mr Waterman would have people believe that they alone will ‘ pick up the pieces ’ . |
| 6 | SUFFERING from hangovers after their intoxicating victory on Saturday night , Hungarian reformers and their temporary allies were split last night on the question of where the new Socialist Party should pick up the pieces , as a marginal hardline faction announced the foundation of the Hungarian Communist Party . |
| 7 | Normally , developers paying a barrister to represent them at an inquiry must pick up the tab . |
| 8 | Below left Deirdre McSharry ( left ) with Penny Philip , who implores her customers to ‘ pick up the fabric and feel it ’ . |
| 9 | Our latest Foreign Secretary has yet to publicly pick up the file marked Hong Kong . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | Can they pick up the pieces ? |
| 12 | Millions of other Americans — mainly those living in rural areas , in institutions , and in certain housing estates — will have personal visits from census-takers either to deliver or pick up the forms . |
| 13 | Pay-as-you-go means that today s contributors pay for the pension of today 's retired people — on the basis that the next generation will pick up the bill for today 's contributors when they retire . |
| 14 | SERPS consists of no more than a promise that future generations will pick up the bill . |
| 15 | She was looking resolutely away , so that Tug could feel what an effort it took her not to bend down and pick up the pieces . |
| 16 | The latest grab , the BBG 46 , will now pick up the bales in either direction , allowing the operator to cross stack them for safer transport and storage . |
| 17 | Recovering slightly from the terror of a moment ago , he wondered whether he dared pick up the skull . |
| 18 | Then he would pick up the silver hair-brush and groom her hair in slow strokes from its dark roots to its glowing auburn ends . |
| 19 | It is often useful for the helper to introduce the notion of the normality of having both difficult and sad thoughts about the deceased person and then from there the bereaved person can pick up the conversation if he or she wants to do so . |
| 20 | Annie Lennox 's first solo LP Diva ( an ironic title , she claims ) will comfortably pick up the Eurythmics ' many fans , but to me its high-quality designer soul has a sterile scent . |
| 21 | Then sometimes she would pick up the telephone and natter to Charles . |
| 22 | After a pause Alison said , ‘ Do you think it will pass and you 'll pick up the pieces ? ’ |
| 23 | Elinor did not pick up the pan and hurl it across the room . |
| 24 | The best way to learn is to attend a school where , with good instruction and a safe environment , you can pick up the basics in a day or two . |
| 25 | Should she pick up the baby whenever it cries or leave it until it settles of its own accord ? |
| 26 | We 'll be happy to survey your home to ensure that you can pick up the necessary signals … and that you really will be able to enjoy perfect Satellite Television reception . |
| 27 | Since the IPG approaches its information items in the widest possible context , liaison with researchers helps its writers pick up the concerns of other agencies and enables them to include other sources of information and views . |
| 28 | There is a growing , often unstated , anticipation that the private sector will pick up the bill for public services . |
| 29 | ( Why Why did I pick up the telephone ) |
| 30 | No doubt a research project to assess the increase of acidity by rain by heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) would also pick up the effect of accumulated dust . |