They were also on the phone trying to raise money.

I cannot tell you how many hours I spent on the phone trying to find voluntary work.

Earlier, he had been on the phone, trying to make bail.

I then spent three days on the phone trying to reach Hildy.

And not long after he put the newspaper down, he was on the phone trying to figure out how.

They often fought with the phone trying to get Washington.

I'm going to have to spend hours on the phone trying to line someone up.

An expected shipment had been delayed in Chicago, and she'd spent the last hour on the phone trying to track it down.

I was on the phone all day trying to line up another team.

I spent several hours on the phone trying to get resolution to no avail.