Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [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 . |