Example sentences of "[vb past] up [art] telephone " in BNC.

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1 Markby snatched up the telephone receiver lying on the table in the hall .
2 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 .
3 She pushed computer buttons , picked up a telephone , muttered discreetly and then turned back to Jack saying , ‘ He 's in Abbey Ward .
4 But in a house in the heart of the Woodfield Estate there was no whistling as a man searched the streets for the fourth time for his child , then finally , belatedly , picked up a telephone and rang the police .
5 Michael picked up a telephone .
6 Then she picked up a telephone and talked to Conway .
7 He picked up the telephone .
8 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 .
9 In his office , Edouard picked up the telephone .
10 He picked up the telephone , spoke , and then said , ‘ Rohwer is not there . ’
11 Then taking off his tunic and loosening his tie , he picked up the telephone .
12 She picked up the telephone .
13 It then occurred to me that I might be able to help , and I picked up the telephone and spoke to Winston .
14 She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service .
15 She picked up the telephone and dialled the number recorded in the report for Maurice 's Fifth Avenue apartment .
16 Then she hurried into the hall and picked up the telephone , intent upon speaking to Ursula and demanding an explanation .
17 The MI5 man picked up the telephone and pressed the digits with the forefinger of the same , left hand .
18 To refresh her memory she picked up the telephone , closed her eyes , and recalled how his gloved finger had moved over the first four raised knobs of plastic .
19 Pascoe turned back to the hall , picked up the telephone and dialled .
20 She picked up the telephone receiver , disbelievingly , and dialled the number of the card .
21 Rain packed half her things and then picked up the telephone .
22 Then , before she could have second thoughts , she picked up the telephone and dialled his number .
23 When Kee left the room Conway picked up the telephone .
24 He picked up the telephone .
25 Alyssia was still feeling inordinately pleased with herself when , half an hour later , she picked up the telephone in the little village post office and dialled her father 's direct work line .
26 Sybil picked up the telephone and dabbed at the buttons with a well-scrubbed finger .
27 We sat down and Harvey picked up the telephone .
28 It stared at it for a moment , rubbing its arms , and then it picked up the telephone .
29 He picked up the telephone .
30 Cathy picked up the telephone which stood on a side table .
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