Example sentences of "to pick up a [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm just popping into town to pick up a parcel from the station . |
| 2 | The next night he remembered to pick up a video on the way back from work . |
| 3 | The captain showed them a rough map drawn crudely on tough , brown vellum and with a stubby finger and guttural comments pointed out the coastline of Fife , the manor of Kinghorn and the possible place where the French could dock to pick up a party from the beach . |
| 4 | JUNE 16 : Today I visited the Department of Trade and Industry , where I had the opportunity to pick up a copy of The Personal Protective Equipment Directive ( Directive 89/686/EEC ) , which as a every single-market fan will know , cam into force on July 1 , 1992 . |
| 5 | The club have twice narrowly avoided relegation in the last three years , and survived last season only because of a bright start , but have yet to pick up a point in the present campaign after playing five league games . |
| 6 | While they were bringing me food , I wondered whether to pick up a handful of the little men and throw them to their death . |
| 7 | Blake went to pick up a handful of the substance , but the Doctor kicked it out of his grasp . |