Example sentences of "[vb past] the receiver " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her evidence about being telephoned late at night on 11 January 1987 ( when her husband answered and passed the receiver to her ) was that the caller was female and that the call lasted three to five minutes . |
| 2 | Oliver passed the receiver to Rain . |
| 3 | After a moment or two she passed the receiver to Zen with an exclamation of disgust . |
| 4 | Inspector Blakelock 's hand enveloped the receiver . |
| 5 | Zen lowered the receiver and stared at it , as though its expression might help him understand the words it was uttering . |
| 6 | She expected the receiver to be replaced . |
| 7 | Mike Pumfrey laid the receiver down gently , and raised his eyebrows at Fenniway . |
| 8 | After a moment she laid the receiver down again , her surprise now turned to total bafflement . |
| 9 | You think we have n't sent a bike off and asked the receivers to phone us on arrival ? |
| 10 | However , the appointment of a receiver must not be equated with that of a liquidator : ( i ) where a receiver is appointed the company need not go into liquidation and if it does the same person who acted as receiver will normally not be appointed liquidator ; ( ii ) liquidation is a class action designed to protect the interests of the unsecured creditors whereas , as we shall see , receivership is designed to protect the interests of the security holders who appointed the receiver and it is for this reason that a receiver can be appointed even where the company is in liquidation ; ( iii ) liquidation terminates the trading power of the company whereas this is not the case with receivership ; ( iv ) a liquidator has power to disclaim onerous property , something not possible in the case of receivership ; ( v ) a liquidator in a compulsory winding up is an officer of the court whereas this is not the case with a receiver unless appointed by the court ; ( vi ) lastly , it is easier to obtain recognition of liquidation as opposed to receivership in proceedings in foreign courts . |
| 11 | Alistair jerked the receiver away from his ear and stared at it . |
| 12 | A minute later the phone rang and he snatched the receiver up , almost smiling as he heard the unmistakable gravelly voice of his old adversary . |
| 13 | She reached out from her bed , waited for another chirrup in case the caller was going to ring off , and snatched the receiver irritably . |
| 14 | She watched him as he snatched the receiver and barked down the end of it , but she had n't a clue as to the nature of the conversation , since she was privy to only one side , and that was in French . |
| 15 | Jonathan snatched the receiver . |
| 16 | She grasped the receiver tightly . |
| 17 | After a time there was a click as Rico cradled the receiver . |
| 18 | She listened to his voice , waited for the tone and then cradled the receiver gently . |
| 19 | Kathleen answered the phone , listened for a minute and asked a few questions , and then cradled the receiver with a groan . |
| 20 | She cradled the receiver . |
| 21 | He cradled the receiver . |
| 22 | Hayman dropped the receiver back into its cradle and lolled back in his chair , sighing to himself . |
| 23 | Half asleep , she fumbled for the instrument and dropped the receiver . |
| 24 | He said something that she could n't catch , dropped the receiver on the counter and raced upstairs . |
| 25 | Dana purred , and Claudia almost dropped the receiver . |
| 26 | As her door began to open she grabbed for the telephone , then dropped the receiver as Luke appeared . |
| 27 | In terror Ruth dropped the receiver down on to its cradle . |
| 28 | Paige returned with heavy irony , and dropped the receiver back on its rest in an aura of disbelief . |
| 29 | She banged the receiver down with a force that made Claudia wince . |
| 30 | A few minutes later he banged the receiver down and turned to Claudia , a heavy scowl on his face . |