Example sentences of "[verb] up the telephone " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I 'd also in this time rung up the er forwarding address in Manchester , rung up the telephone number I 'd been given of the forwarding address . |
| 2 | Markby snatched up the telephone receiver lying on the table in the hall . |
| 3 | As Blanche snatched up the telephone and listened to the reassuring hum of the dialling tone , she caught sight of herself in the mirror on the wall : the shimmer of sweat on her forehead , eyes wild , face haggard and pale , hair stormy and unkempt , knuckles bruised and sore . |
| 4 | The reference call to the hotel , The Randolph — that 's what he 'd remembered clearest of all , really : he 'd looked up the telephone number and then been put through , on the extension given to him by his client , to the Deputy Manageress , who had promptly and effusively vouched for the bona fides of Rent-a-Car 's prospective customer . |
| 5 | I will then hang up the telephone swear loudly and search out those long unused tins of AC lacquer . |
| 6 | Picking up the telephone , she was on to Dancer in a trice . |
| 7 | ‘ I will look after Celia , ’ Liza replied , picking up the telephone , and the calm decisive way in which she handled the situation sent Edna running off up the lane with Bobby , without further demurrence . |
| 8 | His hard thighs brushed hers as he shifted suddenly , picking up the telephone nestling in the armrest . |
| 9 | Dumb Why do you like picking up the telephone so much ? |
| 10 | They very kindly drop in shade cards and patterns for her and Mrs Critten has only to pick up the telephone and they are there to help . |
| 11 | The principal of the public high school happened to pick up the telephone himself . |
| 12 | Waiting for Scott to pick up the telephone , Annabel could visualize the scene at the TV station . |
| 13 | I challenged the Minister to pick up the telephone and ask the Secretary of State for Defence to say that those houses in Naylor road , Swindon , must now be transferred to the ownership or management of a housing association or the local authority . |
| 14 | We do n't need to buy a package , we can simply lift up the telephone , book our own accommodation , use our own car . |
| 15 | There is one basic thing that they need to do , they or their parents , that is pick up the telephone and ring a contact , that 's all they have to do because within here there are people ready to receive those er t telephone enquiries and get the youngsters on the water . |
| 16 | No pick up the telephone ring . |
| 17 | That 's right , yes , every time you answer the telephone for an external call , when you pick up the telephone , you are representing Oxford University Press , it does n't matter who you are , and it does n't matter where you are , it does n't matter whether you 're in Eynsham , in Walton Street , in Corby , anywhere . |
| 18 | Classic examples of awkward questions are the salesman 's special dread , as the interviewer picks up the telephone directory and says , ‘ Sell me this ’ , and the totally unpredictable , ‘ What star sign are you ? ’ |
| 19 | Every day , at 10am , Grachev picks up the telephone to Yeltsin and speaks for five minutes . |
| 20 | Oh they have this silly man who picks up the telephone in a he 's er got a chef 's hat on and he says Giovanni 's and then it was , it turns out to be one of his old friends so he lapses into sort of Glaswegian . |
| 21 | Hung up to hang up the telephone |
| 22 | Then sometimes she would pick up the telephone and natter to Charles . |
| 23 | ( Why Why did I pick up the telephone ) |
| 24 | I could hear him pick up the telephone and dial a number . |
| 25 | Well I 'm vo involved in Crossline which is a a Christian run telephone helpline , erm , we off , also offer free counselling and they find that er , there 's more men will actually pick up the telephone , cos they 're not seen erm , whereas more women will actually come in for face to face counselling . |
| 26 | DO NOT PICK UP THE TELEPHONE |
| 27 | Do not pick up the telephone |
| 28 | He picked up the telephone . |
| 29 | It came to him , just like a flash of lightning and he was so excited that he picked up the telephone and rang Dennis Hopper in Los Angeles . |
| 30 | In his office , Edouard picked up the telephone . |