Example sentences of "pick out a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've picked out a few of the very best places and entertainments for our trips programme to give you a taste of one of the most attractive areas in Spain . |
| 2 | We 've picked out a few packages from the Windows range , more or less at random , just to whet your appetite . |
| 3 | The torches beam picked out a notice telling of the Covenanters who had been imprisoned there three hundred and fifty years before and another commemorating the once famous Scots buried under the damp , heavy earth . |
| 4 | her husband died she 'd picked out a bit of land all this and I borrowed this and one thing and another , so well they never found a penny ! |
| 5 | Being a regular to the attractions of the Continent and its sunnier climes , I started by skimming through and picking out a few of the relatively recent crags that I have visited , such as Ceuse & Oppede le Vieux : they are in — fine . |
| 6 | There are so many bacteria everywhere that picking out a GEM is a bit like looking for a candle amongst Blackpool 's illumination . |
| 7 | ‘ Are they clean ? ’ one woman asked , picking out a little coloured dress to measure up against her own child . |
| 8 | When they got there , Maria was sitting on the piano stool in the parlour , picking out a song on the keys and trying to sing along with her halting one finger accompaniment , ‘ Jol-ly Go-od Luck to the Gi-rl Who Lo-ves a Sol-dier ’ . |
| 9 | Some of the other academic libraries ( eg the Polytechnic of North London ) have also taken the case study model , picking out a narrow topic within a large subject area and guiding the user through the maze of literature , as well as illustrating the pages of the different forms of literature which should be consulted . |
| 10 | ‘ Time for a spot of charm , ’ says the candidate , picking out a button : ‘ Hello , it 's the Labour Party . |
| 11 | Before picking out a few of the research findings , which highlight short-comings , I should say that there was a great deal to commend and admire about the response to the Act from individual schools and authorities in very difficult circumstances , not the least of which was the failure of central government to provide any additional resources . |
| 12 | Sometimes you may want to reach everyone on the list , but more often you will only be using certain sections or even picking out a dozen or so specialist outlets . |
| 13 | We spent some time going through a whole heap of magazines with a girl from the Costume Department , picking out a design here and there and saying , ‘ Yes , that sort of thing would be a good idea for her , would n't it ? ’ |
| 14 | Ted was having trouble picking out a shirt ; his sister had given him a couple of new ones last Christmas , but this was the first time that he 'd really had to study them with regard to presentability . |
| 15 | We can conclude this section then by picking out a number of criticisms of the scientific management approach to organisations . |
| 16 | And I think they 're actually picking out a particular area for a report is is not necessarily good practice. , erm I think we can identify er those areas piece by piece we will go through them , they can be brought forward to a variety of areas . |
| 17 | erm And one can go on picking out a great many of these people once you get used to the writing . |
| 18 | The survey was not able to pick out a definite link between the type of heating and the degree of damp in a home . |
| 19 | But if you are n't prepared to wade through acres of news and advertising print , your financial adviser should be able to pick out a few plans that suit your needs . |
| 20 | On one hand , it is possible to pick out a dominant instance by its relationship with other aspects of a social structure . |
| 21 | Now he 'd have to pick out a tie . |
| 22 | Then it was possible for the expert to pick out a glazed tile , though only if it had sunk at the correct angle to the river bed . |
| 23 | It may be more helpful to admit that what we are dealing with here are very complex pragmatic ways in which a sentence and a context of utterance interact to pick out a proposition , by reference to the audio-visual monitoring of the speech event as it unfolds . |
| 24 | and he would be only able to pick out a lot of the basic words , he could probably pick out the beginning of appreciation |
| 25 | Secondly , pick out a memory from your past , perhaps from your childhood , which makes your Dream seem a logical progression from what has been . |
| 26 | Pick out a few terms and decide how they are best defined . |
| 27 | The headlights pick out a wall of water nails . |
| 28 | Pray you , Judith , pick out a likely girl to serve as her maid , and , Eleanor , fetch some of my gowns . |
| 29 | Pick out a hat |
| 30 | You pick you pick out a code of numbers with this one |