Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] pick [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I think that , that with what it is you know , but then I say she 's got that anyway , she 's not as , as tough as what she makes out , but er it would be worth having a look you never know what 's in there , and I say I must pick up a couple of paper towels |
| 2 | Often , I 'll pick up an artist from their accommodation and take them to Middlesbrough where they are interviewed by Radio Cleveland . |
| 3 | ROBBIE Sometimes when I was washing the car , he had a great big Ford estate , I 'd pick up a piece of gravel and just scratch the paint a wee bit . |
| 4 | I would also actually suggest that again if you wanted to ease it a bit I 'd pick up a point also made just now er in that P P G refers to building and the E two refers to development . |
| 5 | I just kept working harder and harder as I did n't want to let anyone down and I did n't believe I would pick up a drink again . |
| 6 | I shall pick up a lot more in a minute . |
| 7 | I can pick up a person and throw him two metres . |
| 8 | " I can pick up a horse and rider in my talons and carry them right across the forest . " |
| 9 | I can pick up a letter there without any bother . |
| 10 | I can pick out a face in a crowd or a name on a list |
| 11 | Well I would say that erm , in my time , er when they became unemployed , most of them could pick up a job pretty easy because I was speaking about from nineteen forty eight onwards , and of course er it was shortly after a war , there was plenty of work , and therefore most of them could pick up a job in a reasonable space of time and they would n't be idle too long . |
| 12 | Well I would say that erm , in my time , er when they became unemployed , most of them could pick up a job pretty easy because I was speaking about from nineteen forty eight onwards , and of course er it was shortly after a war , there was plenty of work , and therefore most of them could pick up a job in a reasonable space of time and they would n't be idle too long . |
| 13 | You should pick up a chair and throw it at me but |
| 14 | He took it — rather as you might pick up a worm in the garden — and popped it gingerly in his mouth . |
| 15 | But you might pick up a thing or two just by looking . |
| 16 | And , they may have one display displayed , but if you go to somewhere like a warehouse or distribution where you go round and pick up your you can go to a garden you 'll pick up a box that 's illustrating a Flymo lawn mower or something and , and it 'll , er they spend a lot of time and money on the packaging , but , a lot of people for pilferage reasons do n't illustrate and that 's good practise not to illustrate , from our point of view , what 's on the package . |
| 17 | Right One of the things that er we try to pass on is that you 'll pick up a lot of information which may not be relevant to you but may be relevant to members of your family or friends . |
| 18 | Nutty went to watch the next Wednesday , to see if she could pick up a tip or two , and at least find out what they had to beat . |
| 19 | They did erm twenty years ago a teenager , a girl of sixteen could leave home she could pick up a job just like that ! |
| 20 | If you stand here it might look beautiful , but if you pick up each one individually you 'll see weeds germinating , brittle bits and you could pick up a disease in the early stages which you just would n't see otherwise . |
| 21 | You could pick up a seat by knowing the right people , having gone to the right school or being thought to be worth a few thousand — almost the first question put to the prospective MP for Richmond , Sir George Harvie-Watt , when he went up before the local selection committee in 1937 was whether he would subscribe £700 to the local association . |
| 22 | Alternatively you could pick up a pinstripe suit from tried and trusted Marks & Spencer . |
| 23 | ‘ With moped racing you can pick up a 50cc for about £20 , almost literally throw a bucket of paint over it and you 're away . ’ |
| 24 | Since you can pick up a no-frills steam iron for £40 or £50 I assumed it would take all the angst out of what is arguably the last of the genuinely ghastly domestic chores . |
| 25 | Use the map to locate an Information Booth where you can pick up a leaflet and get some extra clues . |
| 26 | YOU can pick up a bargain at Arsenal . |
| 27 | This means that you can pick up a file from File Manager ( or another compatible file handling shell ) and drop it onto the minimised WSWIN icon , at which point the application opens with your file ready for editing . |
| 28 | You can pick out a furrow after the harrow has gone over it . |
| 29 | We 'll see if we can pick up a pair of them . |
| 30 | The issue is even more complicated in the world of sound recording , because we can not pick up a record and listen to it in the same way that we can pick up a book and read it . |