Example sentences of "have not picked [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 Irina however had not picked up the seriousness of his last words .
2 Fairbrother had not picked up the emphasis in that suggestion , and Richard decided to let it go .
3 Short hypotheses looked more promising than long ones simply because more of their score was an estimate ; they had not picked up actual shortfall .
4 ‘ In fact , it was about the only game in which I 've not picked up a knock since the start of the season .
5 ‘ The Serious Crime Squad come down , and sometimes I 'm told when they 're on my patch , most times I 'm not , they keep the Manor House under observation , on and off , but they 've not picked up any scent of him .
6 This time she had n't picked up the thread automatically .
7 It soon became reasonably certain that I had n't picked up any kind of tails or bugs , and so I could begin to relax .
8 She had n't picked up as much of a lead as she 'd thought .
9 I had n't picked up on it , and he had no hand at all in your coming to work for me .
10 It might have continued like this indefinitely if I had n't picked up a copy of the Kensington News , a paper Daphne took so she could find out what was showing at the local picture house .
11 She 's cut taxes , she 's made concessions and somehow the British people simply have n't picked up the ball and run with it .
12 If you have n't picked up these two handbooks that are on the table outside , can you do so some time today , okay ?
13 Which we have n't picked up on and perhaps , right so but you need that firmed up that 's all I can say to you .
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