Example sentences of "pick up the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poshekhonov said that he had found the way to laugh , he had picked up the spear of ridicule . |
| 2 | Timber which has been properly kiln-seasoned ( which needs expensive kilns and close supervision ) is in no way worse than ‘ naturally ’ seasoned timber and indeed is rather less likely to have picked up the infections of rot during the seasoning process . |
| 3 | Martin Birchall has picked up the Photographer of the Year award for the second time . |
| 4 | A. Apling ( Department of the Environment ) immediately picked up the relevance of this statement to government attitudes in his discussion of Policy implications of atmospheric chemical change . |
| 5 | This season of exhibitions promises a unique and long awaited opportunity to address , at first hand , the current concerns and practices of the women artists who have picked up the gauntlet of the conventional ‘ feminism versus modernism ’ polarisation . |
| 6 | Some market men said they believed Smith was trying to support the price because the firm was already heavily exposed to Ferranti , having picked up the bulk of shares placed at 81p in July by Jim Guerin , International Signal and Control 's former chairman . |
| 7 | ‘ The police called the shop 's manager Jonathan White at 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning to say that the audio alarm had picked up the sound of a bomb going off . |
| 8 | Irina however had not picked up the seriousness of his last words . |
| 9 | As mail boy , he had picked up the habit of addressing everyone by their Christian name , whoever they were . |
| 10 | Soldiers had since picked up the habit of wine-drinking in France during the war and upon returning to England had educated the middle classes , further increasing the popularity of Champagne in the immediate post-war years . |
| 11 | As Fulbright presented it , in what amounted to a proclamation of American innocence and British guilt , the US had been had' by her allies ; and while this may not appear to be entirely convincing , Fulbright had picked up the importance of what Acheson had described as the danger of Ho Chi Minh 's ‘ direct communist connection ’ — and might , indeed , have gone further . |
| 12 | DAVID WHITAKER 's appointment , picking up the gauntlet of Newman 's challenge to make Doctor Who a science fiction Theatre-of-the-Air , was not quite a moment instantly recognisable as a turning point in Television history . |
| 13 | Fabia could n't help picking up the air of excitement about her , and realised that she was n't the only one when barely had they sat down with a cup of tea than her father , an observant man , was asking , ‘ Are you going to tell us about it — or is it a secret ? ’ |
| 14 | Picking up the feelings of the other person |
| 15 | You can make a beautiful ‘ heavy lace ’ border like this by knitting several rows of scallops , picking up the centre of each loop . |
| 16 | The Scottish Union , despite their early misgivings , eventually agreed to chip in , with Midland Bank , the sponsor of the Scottish students , picking up the rest of the tab . |
| 17 | Leaving the pants in the cupboard was possibly a nothing , and picking up the reel of red thread in the boots simply accident , done goodness knows how . |
| 18 | Fabia felt a nibble of excitement get to her as she ran a comb through her long golden hair , and even found that there were traces of a smile picking up the corners of her mouth . |
| 19 | ‘ They look to be part of a community and picking up the rules of the culture . |
| 20 | Picking up the pieces of his career , Hunt managed to move into F– at the end of the year . |
| 21 | A senior corporation planner in the Northeast , who spends most of his time not so much planning as picking up the pieces of careless politics , recalled the principle of high-rise : |
| 22 | Picking up the pieces of your life for you . |
| 23 | It would be nice to think their affair had meant something to him , and after Seville he was picking up the pieces of his life and had found happiness with another woman . |
| 24 | Mark Bottomley is picking up the pieces of his life after being beaten around the head with a piece of scaffolding . |
| 25 | Donna rubbed her eyes and got to her feet , picking up the piece of paper and putting it in her handbag . |
| 26 | Athelstan accused , picking up the piece of yellow parchment . |
| 27 | He smiled thinly , recognising the lie for what it was , and , picking up the tube of ointment , studied it before asking pointedly , ‘ Is there anything else I can do for you ? ’ |
| 28 | Picking up the jug of custard , he walked across to the table and tipped it , steadily and deliberately . |
| 29 | This time he seems to be picking up the signals of some approaching hostility towards him . |
| 30 | She waited until it had stalked away before picking up the remains of the Geiger-Muller counter and dropping them into the holdall . |