The phrase "always pick up a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when giving advice or instructions about consistently taking or collecting something.
Example: "When you leave the house, always pick up a jacket in case it gets cold."
Alternatives: "always grab a" or "always take a".
I always pick up a Posner essay expecting to be challenged by an original argument.
Wilson knew if football didn't work out, he could always pick up a glove and bat again.
Regardless of how well you structure your training, you'll always pick up a few bumps and bruises along the way.
Or you can always pick up a sandwich to go; it comes in a box with a chic wood knife and fork for picnics.
If you don't have time to page through those tomes, you can always pick up a newspaper, where the differences between the two men and, above all, between their parties, will be boldly asserted; early American newspapers were unabashedly partisan, favoring either the conservative Federalists or the Republican opposition that Jefferson had launched in the seventeen-nineties.
"Having a university in a town can be such a perk — especially if you're a coffee lover," says Cabrera. "There will always be a coffee shop around the corner and it makes it easy to keep your skills sharp, since you can always pick up a class here and there". Remember American Idol winner, Kris Allen?
Although I always pick up an informative flier or pamphlet in each church, I find that the best source of information is often someone hovering in the church -- a watchful warden; a woman polishing the brass candlesticks; or, occasionally, the priest in charge.
When Pelaccio visits Malacca, he always picks up a wheel or two of the fresh, pink-gray variety, which has a comparatively mellow salinity and softer nose than most.
I've always picked up a guitar because I like to play.
When velodromes periodically replace the boards speeds always pick up.
And while my father taught me many important lessons (including always picking up any trash you see on a university or nonprofit campus), two stand out: Give as much as you possibly can and give equally from among your resources – time, mind and money.
