Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] up the telephone " in BNC.
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| 1 | Markby snatched up the telephone receiver lying on the table in the hall . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Gabriel picked up the telephone . |
| 4 | Sybil picked up the telephone and dabbed at the buttons with a well-scrubbed finger . |
| 5 | Cathy picked up the telephone which stood on a side table . |
| 6 | Quickly Sophie picked up the telephone and rang through to the house . |
| 7 | We sat down and Harvey picked up the telephone . |
| 8 | In his office , Edouard picked up the telephone . |
| 9 | When Kee left the room Conway picked up the telephone . |