Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] on [art] phone " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	The powder was a pretty strong absorbent mixture and I felt sure it would do the trick , but a week later Mrs Rumney was on the phone again .
2	I did n't know it at the time but a greater blow awaited me A few days later Mrs Rumney was on the phone again .
3	From the moment the Sex Pistols contract with A&M was rescinded , Branson was on the phone to McLaren , sometimes three times a day , with the same question .
4	True to his word , Nichols was on the phone to Dustin again to tell him he had got the part .
5	Your grandparents seem to be fairly cheerful — Ken was on the phone last night , about some editing procedures connected with a project he 's recently undertaken .
6	Hottest Action Was On the Phone !
7	‘ I came in from work on the Monday night when Ray was on the phone .
8	At nine o'clock he and the transient education officer were still sitting in the ante-room reading old copies of Country Life when the mess sergeant came in to say Mr Sims was on the phone .
9	Brassard was on the phone : ‘ The thing is , Jim , the rotary feed is a revolutionary new concept . ’
10	Anyway , erm Raymond was on the phone because he was tal and I was saying to Jim tell him I do n't want him to come if the ra if the road 's cut off to Blythe I do n't want him to get stuck , I mean , he 's got a wife
11	And indeed , within the week was on the phone with the details of 's bank balance .
12	One woman was on the phone to Wadland when her husband returned home .
13	For instance , when I was promoted to the Football League line , Alan Dawson was on the phone immediately welcoming me .
14	Newcastle were on the phone to us within twenty minutes of him putting his phone down .
15	Celia was on the phone to Jeremy Murgatroyd .
16	‘ Mum was on the phone Sunday .
17	A constable appeared at the door to say that DI Eddy Russell was on the phone for the superintendent .

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