Sentence examples for only picking up from inspiring English sources

Ms. Tetzlaff said many couples were only picking up marriage licenses and would hold their weddings later, in churches or other sites.

This had the effect of once again decimating productivity, which fell sharply through the end of 2012, only picking up when George Osborne sensibly took his foot off the austerity peddle.

Like listening to music or birdsong, it becomes obvious that I'm only picking up a fraction of the range of sounds at different frequencies and speeds transmitted by water pouring over stone.

There's a scene in the movie that involves Sandra Bullock desperately scanning her space radio to transmit a distress signal but only picking up a conversation with a stranger who identifies himself as Aningaaq.

But the pace of "Clear, Loud, Bright, Forward," felt uneven on Thursday; the central section seemed to meander and drag, only picking up steam again toward the ensemble end.

Great Expectations' place on school reading lists can't be the only reason for its triumph, however, with the school perennial Oliver Twist only picking up 4.6% of the readers' votes.

"I only pick up single passengers," he said.

"But some teams only pick up speed through the tournament.

She herself only picked up Turkish during deportation.

In such cases, the president's party lost 29 seats and only picked up 11.

"But in the end, it still only picks up a certain group of people.