Example sentences of "[noun pl] to pick [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Bend down at the knees to pick up a bulky object , thus avoiding back strain . |
2 | Harvey the conformist was the first of the five remaining customers to pick up the outsize gesture . |
3 | GRAHAM TAYLOR is challenging his internationals to pick up the fallen standard of English football , after Wednesday night 's triple European club disaster . |
4 | GRAHAM TAYLOR is challenging his internationals to pick up the fallen standard of English football , after Wednesday night 's triple European disaster . |
5 | Once again , although men are capable of this too , the ability is less marked , and many will rely on their women to pick up the intangible clues , or to decode their own shadowy impressions for them . |