Example sentences of "[vb past] and [noun] [verb] [pers pn] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | The phone on their desk rang and Kate picked it up . |
| 2 | The telephone rang and Victoria picked it up . |
| 3 | The phone rang and Hutton picked it up , glancing at his watch . |
| 4 | She turned towards the door , but stopped as the telephone rang and Joanna picked it up . |
| 5 | Pete ran ahead and opened the big glass doors as he usually did and Mum lifted him up to press the button for the lift . |