Example sentences of "[prep] pick up " in BNC.

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1 The Company put on a special workman 's train to carry these men morning and evening , picking up at Roade and Castlethorpe , the latter two serving as pick up points for Hanslope , Yardley Gobion and Potterspury men .
2 This trailer will be ready for pick up about three .
3 Bull , who has scored four goals in the last two games , did not train yesterday after picking up the injury during Saturday 's 5-0 win over Portsmouth .
4 Parker has not played in United 's last five matches after picking up a hamstring strain on March 14 .
5 McCoist , who has a phenomenal 34 goals already this season , is undergoing treatment after picking up a calf muscle injury at Dundee on Saturday .
6 Baker , 33 , understudy to injured first-choice Craig Forrest , played through the pain barrier during Ipswich 's 2-2 draw with Coventry City last Saturday after picking up a groin injury .
7 TWO Gulf War soldiers died after picking up unexploded bombs in the desert , a coroner heard yesterday .
8 YOUNG riding sensation Adrian Maguire will miss Cheltenham 's prestige Mackeson Gold Cup meeting after picking up a four-day whip ban at Wincanton yesterday .
9 Their problems intensified when wing ace Martin Offiah did n't appear for the second half after picking up a leg injury .
10 After he was pulled out of the tour following a four-match ban and then seeing Wakefield 's Michael Jackson make the trip after picking up a similar suspension , Goulding probably feels there 's a vendetta against him .
11 The DUP was in better form , after picking up an extra seat on the Waterside with the election of Bill Irwin .
12 The rock-hard defender had expected to be kicking his heels at the start of next season after picking up a lengthy suspension a month ago .
13 Things have been quiet … no messages for 24 hours after picking up the 49 that were waiting yesterday .
14 Mark Hateley seemingly well on the road to recovery after picking up an injury against Hibs last Sunday .
15 He 's having a late fitness test , after picking up an injury playing for Wales during the week .
16 Crawford , who needed treatment twice in the early stages after picking up an injury was eventually replaced by Ronnie McCullough in the 26th minute .
17 The contrast between Wilkinson and Ivanisevic on court could hardly have been sharper the towering 6ft 5ins Croat against a relatively feeble-looking Briton , coughing regularly between points after picking up a cold .
18 Champions NESTON travel to NORTHERN after picking up four wins out of five while NEW BRIGHTON skipper Tim Watkins ' keeps faith with the side that drew with Liverpool last week for the trip to ORMSKIRK .
19 ‘ I was feeling pretty pleased with myself yesterday after picking up some awards in Harrogate , including one for a window display .
20 A HOUSING committee chairman said his council was ‘ greedy for awards ’ after picking up a top prize yesterday .
21 However , midfielder Jason Ainsley will miss the game after picking up an ankle injury in midweek , and also out of the side is striker Andrew Shaw , who is suspended .
22 Mooney has received a onematch suspension for reaching 21 disciplinary points this season after picking up a booking at Carlisle 12 days ago .
23 Edinburgh Southern 's Elliot Bunney was less happy with his form in the 60m , finishing fifth and third Briton ( behind Jason John , 6.73sec , and Jason Fergus , 6.79 ) , in 6.83 after picking up a false start .
24 A HOTEL owner is celebrating after picking up a top award .
25 Manager Graeme Souness is serving a five-game touchline ban for remarks made to officials in Moscow and David Burrows must also serve a one game ban in Liverpool 's next European game after picking up his second booking of the competition on Wednesday .
26 Goalkeeper Bolder off his line , punched away only to Andy Melville on the edge of the penalty area ; Melville ran forward after picking up the loose ball , hammered it forward , Martin Foyle getting the last touch of the ball into the corner of the net , and United now seemingly pushing forward towards three points .
27 About picking up the pieces and wondering where we go from there , even though I know there are other things he 's interested in .
28 She could remember the incident quite clearly , although the circumstances surrounding it had vanished into oblivion , beyond recall of any form of analysis : it had been early afternoon , so clearly not a party incident — maybe they had had lunch together ? — and she had been anxious about picking up children from school .
29 Bob bent down , too , and moved discreetly about picking up the more obviously feminine articles of clothing around the floor .
30 His only stupidity was that he was a bit slow about picking up what was actually happening .
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