11.   I snatched it up halfway through the first tinkle.

12.   Cornelius hastily snatched up his bags.

13.   Anything that came ashore would be snatched up at once by thrifty beachcombers.

14.   The draft position paper goes sliding over the edge of the desk into the waste-paper basket as I snatch up the receiver.

15.   She began to snatch up her clothes, brushing her hand across her eyes.

16.   Then, in the very same breath, she snatched up the toppled coffee-cup and flung the lukewarm contents in his face.

17.   She turned away abruptly and snatched up a glass of champagne as a waiter passed by with a tray of brimming glasses.

18.   Then as a waiter passed by bearing a laden tray, he reached out swiftly and snatched up a glass of champagne.

19.   Good, she thought, snatching up her T-shirt from the sand.

20.   Snatching it up, Luce checked the contents.