Example sentences of "and [pers pn] picked up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I picked up a pack of contraceptives . |
| 2 | And I picked up a load of washing the other day and put it in the washing machine and I washed it . |
| 3 | They provided a bus , you had a bus ride and you picked up a couple of guides er , who during the night would take you over the er take you over the er Pyrenees , er over the mountains er , the Pyrenees , you see becau er you 're in need of a guide because the er the frontier posts etcetera etcetera were shut , were closed . |
| 4 | A Liberty scarf was wrapped round her head and she picked up a travelling case . |
| 5 | After lifting the European Formula Three crown in 1979 , he was offered a position alongside John Watson in the McLaren Formula One team for 1980 and he picked up a point on his debut in the Argentine Grand Prix . |
| 6 | I said , can I have the sugar and he picked up a knife from the table-top and pretended to carve his heart out , put it in the sugar bowl and presented it to me . |
| 7 | My father worked part-time in a dance hall and he picked up a Leeds United badge which I wore everywhere for about 6 months until I lost it : - ( ( ( ( . |