Example sentences of "the [noun sg] to pick up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone made it back to the rendezvous where they laid up for the day , returning in the evening to pick up the SBS group which had managed to deal with the radio station . |
| 2 | They were concerned at the failure of the surveyor to pick up the problem , and at the cost and difficulty of seeking redress . |
| 3 | I challenged the Minister to pick up the telephone and ask the Secretary of State for Defence to say that those houses in Naylor road , Swindon , must now be transferred to the ownership or management of a housing association or the local authority . |
| 4 | ‘ Maybe I will have some booze , ’ she said , and crossed to the table to pick up the bottle . |
| 5 | I had to strain over the table to pick up the words . |
| 6 | ‘ Could it be the same person who goes to the house to pick up the post ? ’ |