Example sentences of "pick up the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The program proceeds by incrementing POINTER , picking up the next delay value from the acceleration table and waiting until the step interval is complete , before generating the next excitation change . |
| 2 | Mr are you going to pick up the first point and then Mr . |
| 3 | From the corner of her eye , she watched him pick up the first coil of rope . |
| 4 | Pick up the second edge of the band keeping the stitches in the hooks again , then knit them through . |
| 5 | Satan , in his accustomed place in the lead , came to a stop as he picked up the first trace of man-scent . |
| 6 | That should shake the audience to attention , she thought , as she picked up the first book . |
| 7 | She picked up the first box of jars and went back to the room . |
| 8 | Indeed , in November , 1915 , American radio engineers on the tower picked up the first broadcast voices beamed across the Atlantic from Arlington , Virginia . |
| 9 | Manville picked up the second folder , sighing heavily . |
| 10 | She picked up the second carrier bag and saw me to the door with it . |
| 11 | He lifted his hands in a helpless gesture , then , letting them drop , he picked up the next chart . |
| 12 | He picked up the next envelope . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't tempt me , ’ she said with a wry laugh , and picked up the next file . |
| 14 | There were three letters and an electricity bill addressed to Mrs Emma Funnell , three circulars and — she picked up the last envelope — a cheap blue paper one and addressed to herself , not as Mrs Margaret Jones , but Mrs Peggy Jones . |
| 15 | He picked up the last letter . |
| 16 | Showing that their displays are appropriate for all types of buildings they picked up the third prize for their display at the Marriott Hotel also in Dyce . |
| 17 | He picked up the third book that he had thrown . |