Example sentences of "[pron] pick [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Why Why did I pick up the telephone ) |
| 2 | Why ca n't I pick up the phone and say , Come on , darling ? |
| 3 | He went to Italy on his own and eventually made himself pick up a girl in Rome , mostly for the sake of having someone to speak his new Italian to , but she thought his intense shyness some sort of perversion and kicked him out . |
| 4 | Should she pick up the baby whenever it cries or leave it until it settles of its own accord ? |
| 5 | Did you manage by pick did you pick up a few words yourself ? |
| 6 | Erm , could you pick up a pint of milk at the Seven Eleven for us , hang on , I 'll give you some money . |
| 7 | Did you pick up the video ? ’ |
| 8 | He wrote ‘ Jo honey , will you pick up the goddam phone ? |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | Here , let me help you pick up the bedding and we 'll take it downstairs . |
| 11 | Mr before you that one was a question that but could you pick up the questions which Mr raised . |
| 12 | How do you pick up the ones that need correcting ? |
| 13 | I think the real nitty gritty of this question is , given a T tumour can you pick out the good from the bad using this technique ? |
| 14 | It is very important this is done , we can join the raffle for the East Midlands airport and I 'll tell you this I will help you pick out the winning ticket er but we can not use the East Midlands airport money for revenue to run the stations . |
| 15 | Can they pick up the pieces ? |
| 16 | Picks up my navy coat , cor do n't they pick up the bits ? |
| 17 | She saw him pick up a long strip of heavy material . |
| 18 | I could hear him pick up the telephone and dial a number . |
| 19 | She had her back to him when she heard him pick up the mug . |
| 20 | She saw him pick up the sweater her parents had bought her for her birthday , then carelessly throw it to one side . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Let me pick up a few points which occur to me arising out of what you 've just been saying . |
| 23 | Let me pick up a few points which occur to me arising out of what you 've just been saying . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | Can he pick up a tin of beans without feeling that it hates him ? |
| 26 | Does he pick up the idea quickly or , if he does not , does he stay calm and keep trying until he does ? |
| 27 | What , does it pick up the farting ? |