Example sentences of "and picked up the receiver " in BNC.
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| 1 | The phone went on ringing , and finally , irritated , she stumbled off the bed and picked up the receiver from the floor where Phoebe usually left the phone . |
| 2 | He reached out , and picked up the receiver . |
| 3 | She turned the music down and picked up the receiver . |
| 4 | Stephen dismissed Paul with a wave and picked up the receiver . |
| 5 | Plummer crossed to it and picked up the receiver . |
| 6 | Rising slowly like an automaton , she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver . |
| 7 | He stumped savagely downstairs and picked up the receiver . |
| 8 | Matthew went into Ruth 's office and picked up the receiver . |
| 9 | However , the telephone was certainly ringing , and he got up and picked up the receiver . |
| 10 | The daddy swayed from the kitchen , teacup in hand and picked up the receiver . |
| 11 | She rushed into the hall and picked up the receiver . |