Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] pick up " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I used to love listening to Elvis records , which helped me pick up the lingo , and now everyone in the business calls me the Rocking Singh . |
| 2 | Half the racing world had seen me pick up Nolan and knew I could defend myself . |
| 3 | City will welcome a return to home territory after three successive away games , which have seen them pick up only one point from the draw at Carlisle on Tuesday . |
| 4 | Let me pick up a few points which occur to me arising out of what you 've just been saying . |
| 5 | Let me pick up a few points which occur to me arising out of what you 've just been saying . |
| 6 | Let us pick up that word peculiarities . |
| 7 | Was the help , helping you pick up body language there ? |
| 8 | She had her back to him when she heard him pick up the mug . |
| 9 | After a while he went out into the hall and I heard him pick up the thing that makes noises and which he talks into when there 's no-one here . |
| 10 | He heard the train whistle , the engine was slowing for a signal then he heard it pick up speed again . |
| 11 | I could hear him pick up the telephone and dial a number . |
| 12 | But he did not engage the jackdaws and Hazel saw him pick up another carrot and start back with it . |
| 13 | She saw him pick up a long strip of heavy material . |
| 14 | Shifting her chair position slightly , she saw Sir Thomas 's face pale with emotion , she saw him pick up Angelina 's hand and kiss it with devotion . |
| 15 | She saw him pick up the sweater her parents had bought her for her birthday , then carelessly throw it to one side . |
| 16 | ( Why Why did I pick up the telephone ) |
| 17 | Did you pick up the video ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Where did you pick up Mr Livesey ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Did you pick up my tompaw from the stores Bill ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Did you pick up your lunchbox from the kitchen ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Did you pick up any readings on the outer building ? ’ she asked , removing the Geiger-Muller counter from the holdall he had brought with him . |
| 22 | ‘ Where did you pick up your English ? ’ |
| 23 | Did you manage by pick did you pick up a few words yourself ? |
| 24 | Where did you pick up this bug ? ’ |
| 25 | Where did you pick up that piece of salacious gossip ? ’ |
| 26 | Did you pick up all the papers mummy ? |
| 27 | Why do you pick up the evening paper and linger over tales of local gossip or distress when you have important tasks to carry out ? |
| 28 | How do you pick up the ones that need correcting ? |
| 29 | If so where do they pick up and do you have to be a member of the travel club before you go with them ? |
| 30 | Does he pick up the idea quickly or , if he does not , does he stay calm and keep trying until he does ? |