Example sentences of "[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 | The telephone rang and Rust snatched up the receiver . |
4 | He said , ‘ Sorry , ’ and snatched up the receiver . |
5 | She snatched up the receiver and sat wetly on the bed . |
6 | He hung up the receiver . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Tremayne picked up the receiver and grunted ‘ Hello ? ’ , not all his vexation yet dissipated . |
9 | As soon as she picked up the receiver I 'd say , ‘ It 's Robina , ’ and then cut off . |
10 | Nick picked up the receiver and listened for a moment , before muttering ‘ Wrong number ’ and hanging up . |
11 | The girl picked up the receiver , soap suds streaming on to its cover . |
12 | So he picked up the receiver and waited . |
13 | He reached out , and picked up the receiver . |
14 | He picked up the receiver and carefully unscrewed the ear — and mouth pieces , peering inside . |
15 | Her mind made up , she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of the separate school . |
16 | He picked up the receiver , and without identifying himself just said , ‘ Could n't you have let me have an hour ? |
17 | He noticed that the phone was ringing , and as he sat down he picked up the receiver and almost casually identified himself . |
18 | Chantal ran the tip of her tongue over her lips and exchanged a glance with D'Arcy as he picked up the receiver . |
19 | Impatiently she wrenched open the door and taking the pennies from her pocket , picked up the receiver with a hand that shook . |
20 | Duncan picked up the receiver and waited for what seemed an eternity before the operator answered . |
21 | She turned the music down and picked up the receiver . |
22 | Her hands were shaking when she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of Sabrina 's flat . |
23 | She picked up the receiver and had to identify herself again before she was patched through to Kolchinsky . |
24 | Stephen dismissed Paul with a wave and picked up the receiver . |
25 | Plummer crossed to it and picked up the receiver . |
26 | He picked up the receiver , listened , then introduced himself . |
27 | She picked up the receiver , dialled Giles Carnaby 's number , and then replaced the receiver before the connection was made . |
28 | She picked up the receiver and dialled Giles Carnaby 's number . |
29 | She picked up the receiver without planning what she would say . |
30 | Rising slowly like an automaton , she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver . |