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  • But because Helen could not see me, she was shouting, as if she were calling longdistance, bragging about her Bao-bao getting married in three weeks.

    The Kitchen God's wife Tan, Amy 1991

  • I observed him being taught and trained by them to such a level over the years that even longdistance communication by way of dreams became a natural reality for him.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • Some story of an Institute phone that was always engaged and when school security checked it out, they discovered that the phone was connected to a computer that was programmed to dial numbers and see if those were Ma Bell lines that could be used for free longdistance calling, which in those days could be expensive.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » California Court Rejects Santa Barbara Beach Club’s Attempts to Suppress Criticism 2010

  • Grant had racked up some significant longdistance phone bills, and everybody on the detail knew he was smitten.

    The Kennedy Detail Gerald Blaine 2010

  • Some story of an Institute phone that was always engaged and when school security checked it out, they discovered that the phone was connected to a computer that was programmed to dial numbers and see if those were Ma Bell lines that could be used for free longdistance calling, which in those days could be expensive.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » California Court Rejects Santa Barbara Beach Club’s Attempts to Suppress Criticism 2010

  • But, he reasoned, the White House had to be the longdistance runner in the contest.

    Obama’s Wars Bob Woodward 2010

  • For some people, it's just a way of keeping in touch with longdistance friends.

    ana-ng Diary Entry ana-ng 2009

  • At a box just down the road, they connect with TeleWest's fiber-optic cable TV line, which takes Vaill's calls to a switch run by a longdistance rival of BT.

    Here's To Your Future, Chum 2008

  • City Signal charges the longdistance carrier 2.5 cents a minute, far below Michigan Bell's rate.

    Wait, Hold The Phone! 2008

  • And then in a click of the clock, toot toot, and doff doff we pop with sinnerettes in silkettes lining longroutes fo His Diligence Majesty, our longdistance laird that likes creation.

    Finnegans Wake 2006

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