Sentence examples for getting the telephone from inspiring English sources

In that case, China rustled up a cargo ship and some flights, but it was a decidedly novice operation; a key part of the evacuation plan involved getting the telephone number of the local rebel chief to figure out which part of the city would be safest through which to pass.

"Get the telephone, love," she said.

Later, he got the telephone call.

When Frazier got the telephone message, he instantly knew the reason for the call.

People can call (203) 845-0010 to get the telephone number of their local chapter.

On Tuesday, Ms. Lynch said, she "got the telephone call I have been praying for".

No one's ever labelled him "risqué McIntyre", or Michael Ooff, anyone got the telephone number for the burns unit?" McIntyre.

"I love the irony," Johnson noted in her memoir, "that, because I was the one at home doing my wifely, motherly duties, I was the one who got the telephone call that turned my feet forever into a different path".

An impatient theatrical producer was anxious to get the telephone number of a performer who had appeared on a C.B.S. TV program the other day, and, accordingly, called C.B.S.

A transcript of the prank call is included, which ends when Setlock gets the telephone operator to admit that the restaurant is "booked", a word they prefer not to use... View Article By Rebecca Mead By Anthony Lane By Atul Gawande By Alan Burdick.

The New Yorker, April 26 , 1958P. 23 An impatient theatrical producer was anxious to get the telephone number of a performer who had appeared on a C.B.S. TV program the other day, and, accordingly, called C.B.S.