Example sentences of "[vb past] up the phone " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lisa snatched up the phone , annoyed at her own forgetfulness . |
| 2 | Without thinking she snatched up the phone again and quickly tapped out the apartment number . |
| 3 | We were called by EMI , RCA , Arista , Warner Brothers and I hung up the phone on all of them . |
| 4 | ’ She hung up the phone . |
| 5 | As soon as he hung up the phone , he started to pack a few things . |
| 6 | He hung up the phone . |
| 7 | Celia hung up the phone . |
| 8 | I hung up the phone and wondered who else to call . |
| 9 | I looked up the phone directory and , sure enough , there was a P.Lawn , ( luckily not a common name ! ) , from which we surmised , correctly , that Ken had died but Pat was still there . |
| 10 | Erika picked up the phone and through a barrage of crackles heard a smooth voice . |
| 11 | Omi picked up the phone , said ‘ Karl ’ a couple of times , then frowned at Frau Nordern . |
| 12 | She picked up the phone . |
| 13 | He picked up the phone — his own for a change — and rang her in a state of anger . |
| 14 | Smiling to herself , she walked into the kitchen , switched on the kettle to make a drink , picked up the phone and dialled . |
| 15 | He stretched and picked up the phone , but before he could dial he realised he had cut in on a conversation . |
| 16 | His wife picked up the phone believing it was an anniversary treat from her husband . |
| 17 | ‘ Thank God , ’ she said , when Kelly picked up the phone . |
| 18 | He picked up the phone . |
| 19 | Jack picked up the phone . |
| 20 | He was halfway through his coffee when he swung his legs off the couch and picked up the phone to the embassy . |
| 21 | In desperation she picked up the phone and called astrologer Penny Thornton . |
| 22 | Rufus picked up the phone and dialled 192 . |
| 23 | Then he picked up the phone and called for additional officers . |
| 24 | The Sheikh motioned us to sit down , left his men outside , and picked up the phone on the table . |
| 25 | He picked up the phone and started to dial again . |
| 26 | She picked up the phone before it could ring twice , and spoke softly into the mouthpiece . |
| 27 | Martin strode quickly towards him , picked up the phone , said , ‘ Yes ? ’ then listened ; and as he did so his head began to move in small jerks as he looked from side to side . |
| 28 | But this was too much ; he picked up the phone and left his resignation on the answering machine at Caxton House . |
| 29 | She got to her feet and went and picked up the phone . |
| 30 | He ran along the carpeted passage and into the drawing-room where he picked up the phone without speaking . |