Example sentences of "the [noun sg] picked up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car picked up speed and shot off into the distance . |
| 2 | Chant did so , slamming the cab door with no little satisfaction , and barely managing to reach the seat before the cab picked up speed . |
| 3 | As the undercarriage was retracted , the plane picked up speed . |
| 4 | The hand closed over the receiver picked up vibration , and the cord to the microphone went up the wearer 's sleeve unobtrusively . |
| 5 | Passengers were ordered off as the double-decker picked up casualties from the Welcome Inn at Eltham , London . |