Example sentences of "[coord] snatched up the " 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 | Quickly he went down the ladder , crossed the kitchen and snatched up the top one of a pile of washed sacks from behind the kitchen door . |
| 4 | He said , ‘ Sorry , ’ and snatched up the receiver . |
| 5 | In fury , Richmann threw Carrefour aside , and snatched up the gun which had skittered across the floor . |
| 6 | Kath heard her feet hurrying away , and snatched up the stethoscope . |