Example sentences of "phoned the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did a 50% water change and phoned the manufacturer who told me to keep an eye on things . |
| 2 | I could n't hear the first words , then I heard : ‘ Bill phoned the depot and told me about the accident . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Goodwin then phoned the company to check his facts , and it took out an injunction to prevent his publishers , Morgan Grampian , publishing the information — which it said could severely damage confidence among customers and suppliers . |
| 4 | Wheeler phoned the officer an hour later to report that he had correctly pinpointed the location of the lorry and the likely consequences of the accident . |
| 5 | Phoned the man and I asked would he fix |
| 6 | But I phoned the work yesterday , |
| 7 | But I phoned the work yesterday , |
| 8 | I later phoned the course and obtained a thorough briefing — or what I thought was a thorough briefing — on the available runway . |
| 9 | I phoned the squadron at their base and immediately booked a flight to Halifax NS . |
| 10 | PC Roy McGregor then phoned the girl and said her boyfriend had AIDS — but he had got the wrong name , Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard yesterday . |
| 11 | He sat there until his eyelids began to droop , then phoned the switchboard and told them that he would be at his hotel . |
| 12 | While she phoned the switchboard and requested that they page the cardiographer , Michael Barrington the orthopaedic SR arrived and glanced at the shattered stubs of the young man 's femurs . |
| 13 | She said she went to buy something herself , she phoned the clinic and the clinic . |
| 14 | Maybe someone did think this was a bit strong , and phoned the filth . |
| 15 | We phoned the vet and they talked us through what was happening . |
| 16 | I stuffed the whole wad back into the envelope and phoned the Brain . |
| 17 | We filled in the acceptance form and phoned the school about a visit . |
| 18 | Exactly and we went to the school , we told them all about it , we phoned the school , we kept saying |
| 19 | ‘ I phoned the relief driver when I realised you were n't coming in . |
| 20 | The officer leading the hunt for Carol Clark 's killer , says a man called Dave phoned the incident office in Dursley last week . |
| 21 | And he phoned , and he phoned the pub this afternoon and he says I 'm not coming in to work tonight . |
| 22 | George Hann : phoned the fraud squad last year |
| 23 | So er , she phoned the corporation and she asked the man , to , to say she was leaving on the Saturday morning and were they , were they gon na come and er ba er what wi , er , bar up the windows ? |
| 24 | She was with me in no time , and while she and a neighbour carried Nigel to his bed , I phoned the doctor , who arrived very soon . |
| 25 | ‘ First of all I phoned the doctor . |
| 26 | I went and phoned the doctor , and he said bloody hell , what are you going to do ? |
| 27 | Sara phoned the doctor first . |
| 28 | She phoned the doctor 's she got up she ca n't get her foot in . |
| 29 | Five little monkeys jumping on the bed , one fell off and bumped his head , mummy phoned the doctor and the doctor said no more monkeys jumping on the bed |
| 30 | Four little monkeys jumping on the bed , one fell off and bumped his head , mummy phoned the doctor and the doctor said , no more monkey 's jumping on the bed |