41.   She had just finished dressing when the telephone rang.

42.   The bed was strewn with dresses, skirts and blouses when the telephone rang.

43.   The telephone rang and Victoria picked it up.

44.   When the telephone rang, right on cue, Leonora started up, wild-eyed.

45.   For a moment Joanna looked depressed, then she sat bolt upright as the telephone rang.

46.   She turned towards the door, but stopped as the telephone rang and Joanna picked it up.

47.   Before she had time to find a suitable reply, the telephone rang again.

48.   Suddenly, to her relief, the telephone rang, Joanna picked it up, wrote down the message, and came back to the table, looking elated.

49.   They were waiting for the kettle to boil when the telephone rang again and Helen picked it up.

50.   Then a car drew up in the courtyard and at the same time the telephone rang.