Example sentences of "picked up the phone " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erika picked up the phone and through a barrage of crackles heard a smooth voice . |
| 2 | Omi picked up the phone , said ‘ Karl ’ a couple of times , then frowned at Frau Nordern . |
| 3 | She picked up the phone . |
| 4 | He picked up the phone — his own for a change — and rang her in a state of anger . |
| 5 | Smiling to herself , she walked into the kitchen , switched on the kettle to make a drink , picked up the phone and dialled . |
| 6 | He stretched and picked up the phone , but before he could dial he realised he had cut in on a conversation . |
| 7 | His wife picked up the phone believing it was an anniversary treat from her husband . |
| 8 | ‘ Thank God , ’ she said , when Kelly picked up the phone . |
| 9 | He picked up the phone . |
| 10 | Jack picked up the phone . |
| 11 | He was halfway through his coffee when he swung his legs off the couch and picked up the phone to the embassy . |
| 12 | In desperation she picked up the phone and called astrologer Penny Thornton . |
| 13 | Rufus picked up the phone and dialled 192 . |
| 14 | Then he picked up the phone and called for additional officers . |
| 15 | The Sheikh motioned us to sit down , left his men outside , and picked up the phone on the table . |
| 16 | He picked up the phone and started to dial again . |
| 17 | She picked up the phone before it could ring twice , and spoke softly into the mouthpiece . |
| 18 | Martin strode quickly towards him , picked up the phone , said , ‘ Yes ? ’ then listened ; and as he did so his head began to move in small jerks as he looked from side to side . |
| 19 | But this was too much ; he picked up the phone and left his resignation on the answering machine at Caxton House . |
| 20 | She got to her feet and went and picked up the phone . |
| 21 | He ran along the carpeted passage and into the drawing-room where he picked up the phone without speaking . |
| 22 | ‘ There was a lot to do with telephones , ’ says Ian , ‘ like you could turn down the stereo as you picked up the phone ! ’ |
| 23 | He grinned when he picked up the phone to check the dialling tone . |
| 24 | The general picked up the phone and dialled . |
| 25 | He went into his narrow lobby , picked up the phone , pressed the button which operated the visual screen . |
| 26 | So , between friends lost and friends forgotten , he was very much alone this Saturday night , and picked up the phone when it rang with some gratitude . |
| 27 | James Spicer , his military persona now well to the fore , ignored the question and picked up the phone . |
| 28 | I picked up the phone and gave him an ear-bashing . ’ |
| 29 | Very quietly she turned around , walked back into the lobby and picked up the phone . |
| 30 | Which was kind of Gran ; but as she went into the office and picked up the phone , she was aware of an unusual pang of nerves . |