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 | 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 . |
| 4 | These jelly-filled tubes have electroreceptor cells at their ends , delicate enough to pick up the tiny discharges of the prey 's body . |
| 5 | She took a deep breath , made the effort to be mature enough to pick up the olive branch . |
| 6 | 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 . |