Example sentences of "[vb past] up the 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 | He picked up the telephone . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | In his office , Edouard picked up the telephone . |
| 6 | He picked up the telephone , spoke , and then said , ‘ Rohwer is not there . ’ |
| 7 | Then taking off his tunic and loosening his tie , he picked up the telephone . |
| 8 | She picked up the telephone . |
| 9 | It then occurred to me that I might be able to help , and I picked up the telephone and spoke to Winston . |
| 10 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 11 | She picked up the telephone and dialled the number recorded in the report for Maurice 's Fifth Avenue apartment . |
| 12 | Then she hurried into the hall and picked up the telephone , intent upon speaking to Ursula and demanding an explanation . |
| 13 | The MI5 man picked up the telephone and pressed the digits with the forefinger of the same , left hand . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Pascoe turned back to the hall , picked up the telephone and dialled . |
| 16 | She picked up the telephone receiver , disbelievingly , and dialled the number of the card . |
| 17 | Rain packed half her things and then picked up the telephone . |
| 18 | Then , before she could have second thoughts , she picked up the telephone and dialled his number . |
| 19 | When Kee left the room Conway picked up the telephone . |
| 20 | He picked up the telephone . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Sybil picked up the telephone and dabbed at the buttons with a well-scrubbed finger . |
| 23 | We sat down and Harvey picked up the telephone . |
| 24 | It stared at it for a moment , rubbing its arms , and then it picked up the telephone . |
| 25 | He picked up the telephone . |
| 26 | Cathy picked up the telephone which stood on a side table . |
| 27 | But er , that 's a great advantage when compared with the newly appointed British Ambassador in Washington , who having just arrived in Washington , er picked up the telephone and heard a voice at the other end , say , what do you want for Christmas , it was just before Christmas , what do you want for Christmas , and he thought hastily and , did n't want to be impolite or too greedy , so he said a small box of crystallised fruit , and put the telephone down , and a few momen a few moments later he put on the radio , and the announcer said , we 've just conducted our normal review of the Ambassadors ' wishes for Christmas , er , the the Ambassadors in Washington . |
| 28 | Quickly Sophie picked up the telephone and rang through to the house . |
| 29 | Satisfied , she picked up the telephone and rang through to Edward 's house , hoping the housekeeper would answer . |
| 30 | She picked up the telephone , but he stopped her . |