He would always foot the bill, and pick up the tab.

VOA: special.2010.12.05

And that's one of the things Jacob was noted for. His level of expression is so profound that even with a few strokes, he can pick up the action and show it to you".

VOA: special.2009.09.02

Suddenly you pick up the newspaper, you see the images in the newspaper.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Researchers say that is when babies pick up the melodies of language.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

This huge warrior threw me to the ground and then took hold of my arm again to pick me up.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

She threw it on the floor. I forced her to get out of her chair to pick the spoon up.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

"Typically the real estate sector leads the economy in a recovery, meaning that it tends to pick up before some other things.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

The robots had to pick up large balls and throw them into the trailers of opposing robots.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

Pieces of gypsum broke off. The wind wore them away to a size small enough to pick up and carry for short distances.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

The eleven owners of Pedal People not only pick up and remove trash and recycling.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

The city of Northampton does not provide trash and recycling pick-up services.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

He bent to pick it up. Just as he was about to throw it into the wastepaper basket, he noticed that the letter was signed by his business partner, Thomas Antrim.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

You want to keep spinning your mandrel so that it doesn't melt off the rod and you're going to heat your bead so that it's tacky enough to roll onto the frit and pick up pieces of the glass."

VOA: special.2009.05.18

Rains have started to fall and are expected to pick up fully in the next two or three weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23