Sentences with phrase «frantic call»

After a few more frantic calls and another few days, service was restored.

She can hear a refrigerator door opening or a can opener working, and she can tune out the most frantic calls and commands at her pleasure.

Keep your pet safe this Thanksgiving By Joe Musielak, DVM, Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital Every Thanksgiving, veterinarians across America get frantic calls from families whose cat or dog...

Apartments say «no pets» or restrict pets by number and weight; condominium and townhouse units have postage - stamp yards and restrictions on fences; many subdivisions and residential communities prohibit above - ground fences and kennel runs; and owners think Ranger will be unhappy if he can't romp in a yard, so shelters and breed rescues get frantic calls about the dog that needs a home because «we're moving next week.»

«In rescues, there are a lot of frantic calls of, «Oh my God, these two dogs in this particular shelter are going to die, we need to find homes now,»» said Joanna Reck, director of Andover, Mass. - based Great Dog Rescue New England, which has brought roughly 3,000 dogs from the South in eight years.

He is making frantic calls on an outdoor pay phone (if you're under 20, be advised: that's what the machine is), dropping dimes literally as he tries to engage the all - but - extinct gadget.

Those are the hazards of being in this business, but at least you don't have brand new floors that will need to be ripped up, and more importantly, lucky that it didn't go undiscovered so that one night you were awakened by frantic calls from tenants complaining of sewage all over those nice new floors.

It is difficult enough for emergency - response switchboards to render frantic calls intelligible without having to also deal with a loud background beep or other artificial sound.

I have received many frantic calls from my cancer patients» families concerned that their beloved pet's cancer has returned.

The installation has prompted frantic calls to the police and emergency services, reporting sightings of strange figures on the rooftops of Sao Paulo.

It was only two Christmases ago that the remote control plane was no longer enough fun, so I had to make several frantic calls from all sorts of places and time zones, then drive all over Sydney 48 hours before The Big Day to track one down.

The constant revising downwards of UK growth, particularly from its improving situation when the coalition came to power, has led to frantic calls for the country to water down its austerity drive.

«This year we've had the same volume of loans performed as usual, but we've also been receiving frantic calls from veterinarians saying their lender backed out and they're in the middle of a project,» says Annemarie Murphy, a senior loan officer and part owner of Live Oak Bank in Wilmington, N.C. «There's no rhyme or reason to which banks will end their deal — no region or size of bank is standing out — but it's happening all over the country.»

Have you ever noticed your kitty peering out of the window intently once in a while so much so that even the most frantic calls from you fail to grab her attention?

This is to allay the fears of our party members, teeming supporters as well as wishers who heard of the accident and have been making frantic calls; as well as those who may stumble on half - baked information,» the statement added.

What's more, there are no invoices to track down and no more frantic calls to make to customers» accounts - payable departments.

He remembers, for instance, working in tech support at an Internet advertising company and getting a frantic call from a woman who was «completely flipping out.»

«I got these frantic calls [from the arbitrager].

A frantic call for help down H.J. Ford's halls — «Does anyone have imaging experience?»

One evening in 2009, a 24 - year - old woman huddled inside a West Loop tanning booth and made a frantic call to her sister.

I got a frantic call from a devoted mom trying to pull off the perfect autumn themed bake sale.

In September, Etheredge made headlines when she placed a frantic call to 911 after finding T.O. unresponsive in what they both later called an allergic reaction to pain medication.

Four hours later, after a frantic call from her boss, Donym was back in the office.

Gone are those frantic calls to loved ones asking if they'd mind babysitting your little ones while you head to the office.

Four days after the birth I received a frantic call from my friend in Connecticut.

A frantic call to 1 - 800 numbers of three other major car rental companies confirmed our fears - that we were SOL.

Almost immediately after the episode aired, Colbert received a frantic call from the Comedy Central network, which had evidently bought the joke and insisted that he refrain from forming ColbertPAC.

Such was the tension in the party an hour before Miliband set out his course of party changes in a speech in St Brides, Fleet Street, last July that frantic calls were being made by union leaders to his office urging him to pull back.

On Saturday night, Travis, a 27 - year - old ex-Russian hooker, made a frantic call to 911 from a room at The Plaza, telling the operator that she «needed medical and psychiatric assistance,» the papers say.

There were originally communicated by one of President Obama's aides to a British newspaper journalist, but he had been unable to write it up after a frantic call from the aide to stop publication.

Frantic calls from the lawmakers in attendance to their aggrieved colleagues were however ignored, as they shunned all entreaties to make them attend the sitting, forcing the Assembly to sit only for few minutes

Shortly after sending it in for the governor's signature, I got a frantic call from Drew Zambelli, who had recently succeeded as Secretary to the Governor.

Stephen Sullivan had completed an in - patient rehabilitation program and was home for five days when he overdosed and made a frantic call from his truck before losing his life.

And mind you, I'm the total worst at this most days — my mom and my husband and my best friends could all agree, I'm sure, when they get the frantic calls and texts like «OH MY GOD CAN I VENT» — so the reminder is much needed.

In a classic scene involving a strategically placed vibrating pager and the frantic calls of her husband, she throws herself around in the throes of passion during a boardroom pitch meeting like a priapic marionette.

And hearing Steve Carell's frantic calls to save Whoville will hit a sour note for older viewers, as it reminds us of «Evan Almighty's» attempts to deal with a flood in that overproduced wreck of a film.

Doom: A frantic call for help from a remote research station sends a team of mercenary Marines, led by The Rock and Karl Urban, to Mars where they find a legion of nightmarish creatures killing at will.

As Larry tries to use his newfound pull to keep the museum exhibits in New York, he gets a frantic call from Jedididah (Owen Wilson).

If Looks Could Kill Bailey's in bed with her commitment - challenged lover K.C. when she gets a frantic call from her high - maintenance boss at Gloss magazine.

One afternoon, Commissario Guido Brunetti gets a frantic call from the director of a prestigious Venetian library.

Enjoying a week's well - earned break, Detective Chief Inspector «Will» Casey's peace is shattered by a frantic call from his mother.

Listening to the frantic calls of the financial media can lead to a great deal of trouble for your investment strategy.

Bruce and his wife Marilyn had arrived at their daughter's Georgetown, Ont., house in the wee hours of the morning, after a frantic call from their son - in - law, Pete.

Five weeks from now they will likely have a new cute «teddy bear» Newf puppy; it doesn't take a fortune teller to see that six months from now I'll get another frantic call from Sue.

Shelter workers have documented that until that build up happens, they hear the piercing cries, howling, frantic calls, scratching and panic of animals.

There are few things scarier than watching your dog run wildly toward a busy road, blithely ignoring your frantic calls.

Thank you Deb for your kind response to my frantic call yesterday regarding the little black kitten that followed me down Garner Street.