Example sentences of "pick up a [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Erm , could you pick up a pint of milk at the Seven Eleven for us , hang on , I 'll give you some money . |
2 | but I think that , that with what it is you know , but then I say she 's got that anyway , she 's not as , as tough as what she makes out , but er it would be worth having a look you never know what 's in there , and I say I must pick up a couple of paper towels |
3 | If you could just pick up a load of scrap iron and shove it on the bill under metalwork you would n't be turning up your nose at the subject . |
4 | This means that you can pick up a file from File Manager ( or another compatible file handling shell ) and drop it onto the minimised WSWIN icon , at which point the application opens with your file ready for editing . |
5 | I just have a lot of respect for someone who can pick up a piece of wood or metal and make music out of it . ’ |
6 | ROBBIE Sometimes when I was washing the car , he had a great big Ford estate , I 'd pick up a piece of gravel and just scratch the paint a wee bit . |
7 | Right One of the things that er we try to pass on is that you 'll pick up a lot of information which may not be relevant to you but may be relevant to members of your family or friends . |
8 | ‘ If the middle tier marketed themselves better , they could pick up a lot of business . ’ |