Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] up the telephone " in BNC.
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| 1 | It then occurred to me that I might be able to help , and I picked up the telephone and spoke to Winston . |
| 2 | She picked up the telephone . |
| 3 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 4 | She picked up the telephone and dialled the number recorded in the report for Maurice 's Fifth Avenue apartment . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She picked up the telephone receiver , disbelievingly , and dialled the number of the card . |
| 7 | Then , before she could have second thoughts , she picked up the telephone and dialled his number . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Satisfied , she picked up the telephone and rang through to Edward 's house , hoping the housekeeper would answer . |
| 10 | She picked up the telephone , but he stopped her . |
| 11 | It stared at it for a moment , rubbing its arms , and then it picked up the telephone . |
| 12 | He picked up the telephone . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He picked up the telephone , spoke , and then said , ‘ Rohwer is not there . ’ |
| 15 | Then taking off his tunic and loosening his tie , he picked up the telephone . |
| 16 | He picked up the telephone . |
| 17 | He picked up the telephone . |