Example sentences of "up the receiver " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It was her ‘ wait ’ and she sped down the stone staircase ahead of the lumbering old man and snatched up the receiver . |
| 3 | Before she could finish her sentence , Charles had stepped briskly across the room and snatched up the receiver . |
| 4 | Tremayne picked up the receiver and grunted ‘ Hello ? ’ , not all his vexation yet dissipated . |
| 5 | Vic picks up the receiver . |
| 6 | He hung up the receiver . |
| 7 | The N.C.O. answered it and when he had hung up the receiver it rang again . |
| 8 | Sleepily a hand reaches out and picks up the receiver . |
| 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 | The telephone rang and Rust snatched up the receiver . |
| 23 | Her hands were shaking when she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of Sabrina 's flat . |
| 24 | She picked up the receiver and had to identify herself again before she was patched through to Kolchinsky . |
| 25 | Stephen dismissed Paul with a wave and picked up the receiver . |
| 26 | He said , ‘ Sorry , ’ and snatched up the receiver . |
| 27 | Plummer crossed to it and picked up the receiver . |
| 28 | Whisky slopped onto his hand as he hurried to pick up the receiver . |
| 29 | Plummer finally plucked up the receiver . |
| 30 | If only she would pick up the receiver . |