Example sentences of "he [vb mod] pick [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chapman predicts : ‘ He 'll pick up a little prize before the end of the year . |
| 2 | He might pick up a truth or two perhaps from servants or villagers of the Old Baron 's generation . ’ |
| 3 | After a week or two 's good behaviour Nigel began to feel the need to prove to himself that he could pick up a genuine , bona-fide amateur about the same age as Caroline — someone young enough to be his daughter , in other words . |
| 4 | Though he could pick up a bit on the stable management , if he 'd a mind . |
| 5 | ‘ He said he 'd pick up a spare part for me today , and he has n't , which is why we fell out earlier and why I 'm on my way now to pick it up myself . |
| 6 | Now Mr. Lennis is turning them all into tramps , sending them all over the place wherever he can pick up a cargo . |
| 7 | He can pick out a charlatan at a hundred yards . ’ |