Example sentences of "[vb past] up the receiver [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Impatiently she wrenched open the door and taking the pennies from her pocket , picked up the receiver with a hand that shook . |
| 2 | This time the chaplain picked up the receiver at once . |
| 3 | She picked up the receiver without planning what she would say . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | " Essoldo Cinema , good morning , " it said again , as soon as she picked up the receiver in the hall . |