Example sentences of "[verb] down the phone " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Lisa laid down the phone her hand was shaking . |
| 2 | She laid down the phone with a small sigh of relief . |
| 3 | She laid down the phone and leaned back against the pillows . |
| 4 | As she laid down the phone , she decided she 'd do that . |
| 5 | When O put down the phone at the end of this first call , he did not know how to say goodbye to Boy ; he did not know what name to use . |
| 6 | I put down the phone slowly . |
| 7 | I put down the phone . |
| 8 | There 's Rahsaan , one wired-up 19-year-old rapper shouting down the phone over the background music of a Brooklyn studio . |
| 9 | He slammed down the phone before Meyer could reply , stared across his desk at Gareth Morgan , perched like a large evil gnome on the edge of his chair , cuddling a glass of Scotch . |
| 10 | Zitney slammed down the phone . |
| 11 | Cornelius slammed down the phone . |
| 12 | Her voice came down the phone icy . |
| 13 | She banged down the phone , rushed from the station . |
| 14 | ‘ Leith Everett , ’ she stated down the phone , and soon knew she had been living in a fool 's paradise these last few hours . |
| 15 | I suddenly screeched at her , ‘ I do n't want to know ! ’ and threw down the phone and pushed myself out of the door . |
| 16 | The Daily Mail printed an article headed , " Slam down the phone on Eyas " , querying the management of OTC-traded Crane Holdings and the credibility of this licensed dealer 's directors . |
| 17 | The reply comes zooming down the phone : ‘ Of course , dear , we 'll understand — do n't think another thought about it — we 're just looking forward to seeing you , and we 'll be in touch nearer the time , dear … ’ |
| 18 | Quinn crossed the lobby fifteen seconds after slamming down the phone . |
| 19 | And she was very worried and kept on crying down the phone , and saying now I know what you went through with Gerry I said , oh come , you know |
| 20 | ‘ Simon , ’ he laughed down the phone . |
| 21 | It was a monologue called ‘ Good News ’ , in which Beattie enthused down the phone at great length to a young man who 'd apparently done her the most enormous good turn . |
| 22 | Hopefully much will be computerised like the FAA 's at present , where the form and the ECG go down the phone line to America . |
| 23 | ‘ Bitch , ’ I screamed down the phone at her then , remembering how much they like dogs here , I shouted in English , ‘ Whore ! |
| 24 | The Officer Commanding , Major Mike Lower , is putting down the phone as Captain Tuck-Brown knocks and enters . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's all arranged then , ’ she told me , putting down the phone . |
| 26 | Either Quinn knew just what he was doing or he was going to provoke the kidnapper into putting down the phone . |
| 27 | Quinn hit the opposite pavement thirty-three seconds after putting down the phone on Zack . |
| 28 | They have good days and bad days : days when things seem relatively easy , they are on the ball , and a lot gets done , and days when they just ca n't face it and phone in sick — only to feel much perkier half-an-hour after putting down the phone , and a little guilty that ‘ I could have gone in if I 'd really had to ’ . |
| 29 | Eventually , after failing to distract Gentle from his labours , she 'd put down the phone and traipsed back to her cold bed in a foul humour . |
| 30 | We 'd only just put down the phone to them . |