Example sentences of "he [was/were] on [art] telephone " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was on the telephone to his wife in Turin when his chauffeur ( who also died ) drove the armour-plated car through a red light into a bus . |
| 2 | At times this was inappropriate ( for example , when he was on the telephone , mending something or talking to a visitor ) . |
| 3 | Twenty-four hours later , he was on the telephone again to Branson with another request . |
| 4 | I took this threat rather lightly and for good reason , because some fifteen minutes later he was on the telephone to me talking about a completely different matter , as though the previous conversation had never taken place . |
| 5 | He was on the telephone . |