Example sentences of "[vb base] down the receiver " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put down the receiver , overcome by emotion at hearing that voice again , unchanged . |
| 2 | I put down the receiver and sat on the stairs trembling with panic , and I think I must have become pale , because I remember that my face felt very cold . |
| 3 | ‘ Slowly , I put down the receiver . |
| 4 | I put down the receiver and wept . |
| 5 | He is starting his reply as I put down the receiver . |
| 6 | When I put down the receiver I heard Geoff Tulloch 's voice out in the main office , impressing the young women with his irrepressible personality . |