Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [vb past] up the receiver " in BNC.
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1 | She rushed into the hall and picked up the receiver . |
2 | Stephen dismissed Paul with a wave and picked up the receiver . |
3 | Before she could finish her sentence , Charles had stepped briskly across the room and snatched up the receiver . |
4 | Rising slowly like an automaton , she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | It was her ‘ wait ’ and she sped down the stone staircase ahead of the lumbering old man and snatched up the receiver . |
7 | The daddy swayed from the kitchen , teacup in hand and picked up the receiver . |
8 | Matthew went into Ruth 's office and picked up the receiver . |