Example sentences of "and [vb past] up 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 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 .
5 He reached out , and picked up the receiver .
6 She turned the music down and picked up the receiver .
7 Stephen dismissed Paul with a wave and picked up the receiver .
8 Plummer crossed to it and picked up the receiver .
9 Rising slowly like an automaton , she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver .
10 He stumped savagely downstairs and picked up the receiver .
11 Matthew went into Ruth 's office and picked up the receiver .
12 However , the telephone was certainly ringing , and he got up and picked up the receiver .
13 The daddy swayed from the kitchen , teacup in hand and picked up the receiver .
14 She rushed into the hall and picked up the receiver .
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