Sentence examples for got a dial from inspiring English sources

Recently my request to speak to a supervisor was granted -- or so I thought until I got a dial tone in my ear! Lee Bellavance Plainfield, Conn.

With the telephone it was Theodore Vail of AT&T, offering a unified nationwide network and a guarantee that when you picked up the phone you always got a dial tone.

I haven't got a dial on my chest, but if I did, it would be set to the maximum of how much I want to win.

If only Sukababo could get a dial tone.

Before I could ask, "How do I get a dial tone?" she'd programmed 83 names and telephone numbers into the directory (all her friends, "Just so you can call me wherever I am, mom"); a new voice-mail message ("Hey, my mom finally joined civilization! Leave a message, dude, and we'll speed-dial you back"); and set up a screen saver (doggie prints heading across the screen).

"The phone cord seemed to fit into the outlet, but I couldn't get a dial tone.

Can you remember the last time that you picked up the phone and didn't get a dial tone?

In fact, with our system, if you can get a dial tone out of the phone jacks, you can hook up a network across the same connections".

Regarding the MLB Channel, cable operators also argue that it's unworthy of getting a dial position on expanded basic, even if it offers live regular-season games.

You pick up the phone, get a dial tone, dial a number, are connected in a matter of seconds and usually have a quiet, private connection to your party.

When SOHO first responded on 3 August, controllers received only a so-called carrier signal, which was "analogous to lifting your phone and getting a dial tone," says Joseph Gurman, the SOHO project scientist for NASA.