Example sentences of "pick [pers pn] [adv] and [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | coming on Sunday but he 'll go and pick them up and take them back . |
| 2 | And that if you do n't pick them up and put them back where you got them from , they are still there two weeks later , and the house looks a bit of a tip . |
| 3 | Vivienne would pick them up and say , it 's alright I 'll just wash them down and put them back on the rack . |
| 4 | Equally these are horn books , do pick them up and wander about with them . |
| 5 | I was going to say , I have no idea , unless there 's , if they 're on the agenda , I 'll pick them up and see , if there 's anything else , you 'll have tell me about it I 'm afraid , chair . |
| 6 | He would pick you up and squeeze you dry and discard you when you began to bore him . |
| 7 | All your licensed premises on your area had to be checked at least once a week ( in uniform ) and the sergeant would pick you up and take you visiting these various posts , and I used to take a glass of beer . |
| 8 | ‘ Meanwhile , why do n't I pick you up and take you out to dinner one evening ? ’ |
| 9 | you know if you 're in this area or that area we 'll pick you up and take you home and the phone just does n't stop ringing |
| 10 | not taking her tablets when you 're feeling better we 'll come up and pick you up and take you out . |
| 11 | That 's alright , if you tread on my feet I 'll just pick you up and carry you then . |
| 12 | But if you hit the canvas , Uncle Sam wo n't pick you up and dust you off . |
| 13 | If you chase the game against the likes of these teams they 'll just pick you off and slit you open . |
| 14 | He 's very friendly toward people and usually lets anyone pick him up and stroke him , even when he 's eating . |
| 15 | And you might get a a man that was er idle say for two or three month and the foreman would pick him up and say well , you know , can you put a squad together for tomorrow morning ? |
| 16 | He never attended any public ceremonies , where the ever-vigilant eyes of the KGB could pick him out and identify him . |
| 17 | It was then replayed almost nightly by someone with a grudge against the Royals so that amateur scanners would pick it up and make it public . |
| 18 | ‘ This book : if you lose it somewhere , someone will pick it up and return it to you . |
| 19 | ‘ Never mind , ’ she said kindly , ‘ maybe someone else will pick it up and bring it back . ’ |
| 20 | If it does not pass through the House before the general election , the next Labour Government will pick it up and enact it . |
| 21 | I should pick it up and bite it with your teeth if it 's getting too difficult . |
| 22 | I 'll pick it up and hold it . |
| 23 | Of these CorelDRAW is a good bet if your drawing needs are ( or may become ) fairly sophisticated ; Graphics Works is ideal for first time users , because they can pick it up and get on with the job from scratch with the minimum of fuss ; and if you want good page layout software to support your images , The Publisher 's Treasure Chest is a good choice . |
| 24 | If the sleeve is released and dropped on the floor , the dog will pick it up and run round shaking it in a play-type mode . |
| 25 | Those who understood this might leave a swatch of fabric lying around so that Laura could pick it up and believe she had discovered it herself , even if they had been trying to persuade her to use it for months . |
| 26 | And if you , if you do n't do that , many people will pick it up and say , you know , ‘ There 's been a new thing , what the hell , I do n't see how I can use it , ’ into the wastepaper basket . |
| 27 | If you 've got a phone , whether it 's in your car , in your house , at the bottom of your garden , you can pick it up and give me a ring on . |
| 28 | If he chucks something on the ground he 'll pick it up and give it to me and he 'll do it all the more . |
| 29 | Or you can pick it out and say ‘ That 's a beautiful one , is n't it , there 'll be no problem there , ’ and you look no further . |
| 30 | A scab is something you have to put up with until the time comes when you can pick it off and flick it away . |