Example sentences of "the [noun pl] pick [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sensors pick up the change which is then fed back directly to alter the temperature or some other variable . |
| 2 | ‘ Still , ’ said Sam , ‘ they let the dossers pick up the ones they throw out . ’ |
| 3 | The headlights pick up the shiny worn sleepers . |
| 4 | One of the officers picked up the packet from the coffee table and counted fifteen more joints . |
| 5 | Drawing a field means that the hounds are guided by the huntsmen and whippers-in across the field until the hounds pick up the scent of a hare . |
| 6 | GPs also complain , quite rightly , that hospital staff making , for example , discharge plans for a group of patients to a new home or hostel sometimes neglect to discuss the plans with the primary care team — normally the local general practice together with its team of doctors , nurses and other specialists — yet expect the GPs to pick up the pieces when something goes wrong . |
| 7 | This draws together large courtship parties , at which the females pick out the mates they prefer . |
| 8 | The students picked up the lack of concern on the part of their teachers and became indifferent . |