31.   When the telephone rang and she heard his voice on the wire, her spirits soared.

32.   She put down the receiver and was on her way upstairs when the telephone rang.

33.   As the door closed behind her the telephone rang and Amiss and Rachel spent several minutes in near-inarticulate exchanges of endearments and expressions of relief.

34.   First thing next morning, her telephone rang.

35.   The telephone rang in the lobby, and Carrington went, gladly, to answer it.

36.   The ashbowl was full and the fag packet empty when the telephone finally rang.

37.   It was just after nine-thirty when the telephone rang.

38.   The telephone rang, mercifully cutting short any more disturbing thoughts, and she picked up the receiver.

39.   The telephone suddenly rang and she started nervously before hurrying to answer it.

40.   The telephone was ringing as they approached the house.