Example sentences of "[adv] pick [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there are substantial legal problems as major financial institutions literally pick up the pieces and look to their future . |
| 2 | But the media only pick out the failures , because that 's what we as readers want to read . |
| 3 | The producer , a blase+ young woman , toyed with a lettuce leaf and an olive , but on the rare occasions I am asked out to lunch I generally do without breakfast , so I made up for her and discussed the shooting schedule ( you soon pick up the jargon ) with the director . |
| 4 | ‘ With friends , you do n't introduce yourself , there 's no need to ring and say ‘ It 's Tessa here ’ , you just pick up the phone and wail : ‘ I threw up last night , ’ or ‘ I ca n't stand it , he has n't called . ’ |
| 5 | Your bill will tell you what band you 're in so if you think you 're entitled to any discounts and these are n't shown on your bill , just pick up the phone and call the Action Team they 'll put you through to someone who knows exactly what street you live in and what tax you should pay . |
| 6 | Just pick up the receiver and get it over with . ’ |
| 7 | There 's the call it 's coming in I knew it would work in fact we 'll talk straight away now just come straight through to me O nine O four six four one six four one and there 's another one there so just pick up the phone and hear as we sit and talk and chew the fat and stuff like that hello ? |
| 8 | Why not just pick up the phone and call me ? ’ |
| 9 | Hassle-free shopping … just pick up the phone |
| 10 | Shrewsbury have got to make sure as much as possible when they do win the ball in the they do n't just smash long balls up , because as l as soon as they do that and as long as they keep doing that , Blackburn just pick up the ball again and keep coming at them , they 've got to try like they did just a few minutes ago , try and play themselves out of defence with nice low passes . |
| 11 | say if it was yourself and father who both were n't well , he would , if you just pick up the phone and say , I 'm running short can I have a b b and he , he brings it round , like you know , j j |
| 12 | Receivership is anathema to corporate financiers , who hate to see their fat fees going to those who just pick over the bones . |
| 13 | oh no , I just pick out the kidneys . |
| 14 | Lots of different descriptions always pick out the same me . |
| 15 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 16 | Sometimes I still pick up the guitar for ideas , but I find that I end up finishing them on piano . ’ |
| 17 | Dusting your hands with icing sugar or cornflour to prevent sticking , carefully pick up the fondant by sliding your hands underneath it . |
| 18 | erm And I hope you 'll enjoy it and also pick up the lessons . |
| 19 | The next morning I looked out of the window of my warm bedroom into the backyard and saw a child enter the open gate from the garden , look cautiously round , lift the lid from an over-flowing garbage can and quickly and efficiently pick out the scraps of bread and other left-overs from our supper tables the previous night . |
| 20 | Now pick up the symbol , and lovingly hold it against you — allowing it to dissolve into your heart . |
| 21 | Now pick up the important ones , sort out your priorities . |
| 22 | Now pick up the skateboard . |
| 23 | Alternatively pick up the Old Town Walk Guide from the Tourist Information Walk . |
| 24 | Simply pick up the phone and dial |
| 25 | Once the group is there , simply pick up the icon of each of the programs you want to come up automatically , and drop it in the Startup group . |
| 26 | Simply pick out the current interest rate from the left hand column and look across . |
| 27 | Then pick up the pace to within 20 to 30 seconds per mile of your 10K race pace and hold that for seven minutes . |
| 28 | Then pick up the next two stitches and put them on needles 1 and 2 ( one already on needle 1 ) . |
| 29 | From Baden , those in a hurry might take the motorway east to the outskirts of Zurich , then pick up the northbound motorway , carrying on through Jestetten . |
| 30 | To do this , divide the party votes by 1 , 2 , 3 and so on , then pick out the highest five ( or ten or whatever ) figures from the resultant matrix , below . |