Example sentences of "pick up [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I thought , I du n no picked up a guarantee for twenty quid . |
| 2 | His skin had picked up a glow from the lilies on the table . |
| 3 | In its geographical analysis , the DCS system also picked up a problem with a particular building . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've just picked up a message on the Miletti family line , dottore . |
| 5 | Up ahead Neil Coles was putting together a 66 , which eventually saw him tie with Johnny , but by the fifth or sixth , when we 'd picked up a couple of birdies to Johnny 's pars or bogey , I thought , ‘ This is our Open . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm a dealer and I 've picked up a couple of pieces which I can probably place with clients |
| 7 | United and today 's opponents Arsenal have both been under the disciplinary spotlight , having picked up a stack of yellow cards between them . |
| 8 | Both Arsenal and United have picked up a stack of yellow cards . |
| 9 | He had picked up a fare in the City — an army deserter called Percy Toplis , who asked to be driven to Basingstoke . |
| 10 | This is partly because Labour has picked up a mood of unease about the city among its residents , fearful of Frankfurt taking over its role as Europe 's financial capital , and jealous of Paris 's self-confidence and infrastructure . |
| 11 | His reputation as a hard man — he had picked up a conviction for GBH — had won him work on the bouncer circuit and the title ‘ King of the Bouncers ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ In fact , it was about the only game in which I 've not picked up a knock since the start of the season . |
| 13 | But City have picked up a bit with a draw at Chelsea and a comfortable win against Crystal Palace , and with the suspended Morley replaced by Oldfield , who knows where the goal is , they will be confident today . |
| 14 | I had picked up a bit of surgery from him , of course , so here I am . |
| 15 | A radio ham called Tony and an ambulance driver who had just picked up a man with bandaged fingers who was suffering from exposure . |
| 16 | The couple were taken to police headquarters for questioning where they admitted they had picked up a man on the night of 10 July by the harbour but did not know him and had only given him a lift into town . |
| 17 | I had picked up a box of letters and was glancing at them , when Frankenstein returned from above and caught me . |
| 18 | I THINK I 'VE PICKED UP A BUG OF SOME SORT . |
| 19 | ‘ The C & D category societies ( the smallest ) have picked up a lot of savings business by offering high interest rates , but that money has to be lent out and the sort of mortgage business they have been picking up at the rates they charge looks very doubtful to me . |
| 20 | It was clear that she had picked up a lot from the Prince 's own style , especially the self-deprecating wit . |
| 21 | ‘ My fitness has picked up a lot in the last two or three weeks and I 'm kicking a ball and running fine , ’ said Owers . |
| 22 | He had picked up a group of experienced hunter-killers from the Phoenix NoGo , and turned them loose on the remaining sandrats . |
| 23 | The company has picked up a string of new applications for the manufacturing , financial and education markets to run under the HP MPE/iX operating system . |
| 24 | Jay had picked up a pattern of sleeplessness over the last five months . |
| 25 | While she was in the States , Fletcher also picked up a copy of Bodies Electric by Colin Harrison , which Bloomsbury will publish here later this year . |
| 26 | Morse had immediately picked up a copy of The Times , and proceeded to hold this newspaper like a crusader flaunting his emblazoned shield as he 'd stood beside Hodges at the check-out . |
| 27 | And has anyone picked up a copy of The new Square Ball ? |
| 28 | It might have continued like this indefinitely if I had n't picked up a copy of the Kensington News , a paper Daphne took so she could find out what was showing at the local picture house . |
| 29 | It was more surprising coming from thrusting thirtysomethings who had probably never picked up a copy in their lives , certainly not since their last visit to the school dentist . |
| 30 | Three generations have passed through this room , slept here , argued here , made love here , even picked up a passenger in Shaftesbury Avenue to take out to Neasden … ’ |