Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv] the receiver " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was her ‘ wait ’ and she sped down the stone staircase ahead of the lumbering old man and snatched up the receiver . |
| 2 | Before she could finish her sentence , Charles had stepped briskly across the room and snatched up the receiver . |
| 3 | He said , ‘ Sorry , ’ and snatched up the receiver . |
| 4 | ‘ BY TOMORROW THEN ! ’ he barked back , and slammed down the receiver . |
| 5 | ‘ What swine you men are , ’ Emma said , and banged down the receiver . |
| 6 | And put down the receiver gently , in a way that went with the voice . |
| 7 | And put down the receiver , instantly regretting his words . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's practically all I want , ’ said Cindy , and put down the receiver . |
| 9 | I 'll come , ’ she said and put down the receiver to meet two pairs of eyes that looked so astonished that she burst out laughing . |
| 10 | The phone went on ringing , and finally , irritated , she stumbled off the bed and picked up the receiver from the floor where Phoebe usually left the phone . |
| 11 | He reached out , and picked up the receiver . |
| 12 | She turned the music down and picked up the receiver . |
| 13 | Stephen dismissed Paul with a wave and picked up the receiver . |
| 14 | Plummer crossed to it and picked up the receiver . |
| 15 | Rising slowly like an automaton , she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver . |
| 16 | He stumped savagely downstairs and picked up the receiver . |
| 17 | Matthew went into Ruth 's office and picked up the receiver . |
| 18 | However , the telephone was certainly ringing , and he got up and picked up the receiver . |
| 19 | The daddy swayed from the kitchen , teacup in hand and picked up the receiver . |
| 20 | She rushed into the hall and picked up the receiver . |