Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv] the phone " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suddenly screeched at her , ‘ I do n't want to know ! ’ and threw down the phone and pushed myself out of the door . |
| 2 | Stuart Baxter chuckled , and put down the phone . |
| 3 | The association of ideas made fondness for Gentle sound like another disease , but he did n't comment on it , merely made arrangements to pick up Klein the following evening and put down the phone , plunged into a deeper trough than ever . |
| 4 | Adam grinned and put down the phone . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's all right , ’ Matthew said , and put down the phone . |
| 6 | Laura said something else , Edward grunted and put down the phone . |
| 7 | Then , unable to frame any neutral question to follow up , he just said , ‘ Thank you for the information , hope to see you soon , ’ and put down the phone . |
| 8 | ‘ Ken 's always right , ’ and put down the phone . |
| 9 | She cut short the stumbling thanks and put down the phone . |
| 10 | He stretched and picked up the phone , but before he could dial he realised he had cut in on a conversation . |
| 11 | He was halfway through his coffee when he swung his legs off the couch and picked up the phone to the embassy . |
| 12 | The Sheikh motioned us to sit down , left his men outside , and picked up the phone on the table . |
| 13 | She got to her feet and went and picked up the phone . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | James Spicer , his military persona now well to the fore , ignored the question and picked up the phone . |
| 16 | Very quietly she turned around , walked back into the lobby and picked up the phone . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Then , when she turned the corner , he went out to the hall and picked up the phone . |
| 19 | ‘ Understood , ’ she said , and started to slide gratefully toward the doorway as Charlie moved over into his chair and picked up the phone again . |
| 20 | Jack was busy , dealing with a nasty fracture , so she went to the nursing station and picked up the phone . |
| 21 | He chuckled and picked up the phone . |