Phoned
Told
Both words in one sentence
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The BBC's Director of Television, Bill Cotton, was enjoying the episode so much he phoned the transmission staff mid-episode and told them to announce that the show was returning.
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When Drake made his call, he phoned home and told Megan he was in jail, who laughed it off as a prank, but when Josh phoned seconds later, there was a noticeable look of concern on her face when she realized that they really were in jail, and helped the FBI arrest the real thieves.
Source: Series / Drake & Josh -
Played for Laughs in one episode of the Brit Com Nelson's Column, in which The Ditz is phoned by the police and told a phone perv is going to call her and they need to trace the call, so could she keep him talking.
Source: Harassing Phone Call
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