Example sentences of "pick up the piece " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whimper like a whipped puppy , Jay , have a drink and pick up the pieces . |
| 2 | Maybe JTR helped pick up the pieces or did he watch the poor man 's agony from afar ? |
| 3 | I am careful not to leave even the smallest scrap of yarn lying around as mother birds pick up the pieces and use them for lining their nests . |
| 4 | So you pick up the pieces and start turning up a little here and a little — but you get the idea . |
| 5 | But there are substantial legal problems as major financial institutions literally pick up the pieces and look to their future . |
| 6 | Would it be safe to return , pick up the pieces of her life again ? |
| 7 | You get mad , sometimes you cry , then you pick up the pieces and get on , because there 's always someone else who needs you . ’ |
| 8 | Acads pick up the pieces as GH-K start to fall apart at the seams |