Example sentences of "up the telephone " in BNC.
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| 1 | He picked up the telephone . |
| 2 | Then sometimes she would pick up the telephone and natter to Charles . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ( Why Why did I pick up the telephone ) |
| 5 | Hung up to hang up the telephone |
| 6 | Classic examples of awkward questions are the salesman 's special dread , as the interviewer picks up the telephone directory and says , ‘ Sell me this ’ , and the totally unpredictable , ‘ What star sign are you ? ’ |
| 7 | In his office , Edouard picked up the telephone . |
| 8 | Picking up the telephone , she was on to Dancer in a trice . |
| 9 | They very kindly drop in shade cards and patterns for her and Mrs Critten has only to pick up the telephone and they are there to help . |
| 10 | ‘ I will look after Celia , ’ Liza replied , picking up the telephone , and the calm decisive way in which she handled the situation sent Edna running off up the lane with Bobby , without further demurrence . |
| 11 | The principal of the public high school happened to pick up the telephone himself . |
| 12 | He picked up the telephone , spoke , and then said , ‘ Rohwer is not there . ’ |
| 13 | Markby snatched up the telephone receiver lying on the table in the hall . |
| 14 | Then taking off his tunic and loosening his tie , he picked up the telephone . |
| 15 | She picked up the telephone . |
| 16 | I will then hang up the telephone swear loudly and search out those long unused tins of AC lacquer . |
| 17 | We do n't need to buy a package , we can simply lift up the telephone , book our own accommodation , use our own car . |
| 18 | I could hear him pick up the telephone and dial a number . |
| 19 | Well I 'm vo involved in Crossline which is a a Christian run telephone helpline , erm , we off , also offer free counselling and they find that er , there 's more men will actually pick up the telephone , cos they 're not seen erm , whereas more women will actually come in for face to face counselling . |
| 20 | Waiting for Scott to pick up the telephone , Annabel could visualize the scene at the TV station . |
| 21 | It then occurred to me that I might be able to help , and I picked up the telephone and spoke to Winston . |
| 22 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 23 | She picked up the telephone and dialled the number recorded in the report for Maurice 's Fifth Avenue apartment . |
| 24 | Then she hurried into the hall and picked up the telephone , intent upon speaking to Ursula and demanding an explanation . |
| 25 | The MI5 man picked up the telephone and pressed the digits with the forefinger of the same , left hand . |
| 26 | As Blanche snatched up the telephone and listened to the reassuring hum of the dialling tone , she caught sight of herself in the mirror on the wall : the shimmer of sweat on her forehead , eyes wild , face haggard and pale , hair stormy and unkempt , knuckles bruised and sore . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Pascoe turned back to the hall , picked up the telephone and dialled . |
| 29 | She picked up the telephone receiver , disbelievingly , and dialled the number of the card . |
| 30 | Rain packed half her things and then picked up the telephone . |