Which preposition to use with phones

to Occurrences 13%

"Dave," he finally said to the yellow office boy, "I wish you'd 'phone to Mr. Stoddard's place and see when he'll be down.

in Occurrences 12%

"Then you didn't get my message?" "Yesthey gave it to me when I 'phoned in that the Westchester business was a fake.

for Occurrences 8%

" Pearl ran back across the wind-swept yard to the house, for the one thought in her mind was that a message might come over the phone for her!

from Occurrences 8%

I had earlier received elaborate instructions on the phone from my dad on how I was to get to Girgaum once I got off the bus at Dadar and backup information from my nervous Mum on what I should do in case I got lost.

with Occurrences 4%

For example, from the marriage of Mr. Phone with Miss Graph were born phonography, phonographer, phonographist (a rather frail child), phonographic, phonographical, and phonographically.

on Occurrences 2%

" Turning to the phone on his desk the chief now started to call up several of the neighboring towns.

at Occurrences 2%

She watches him from the time he comes in the theatre until the time he leaves, and then calls him up on the 'phone at his home.

up Occurrences 2%

Now, Archie, 'phone up to your office that you're unavoidably detained and all the rest of it, like a good fellow, and take my place as cicerone.

of Occurrences 1%

It was, in fact, a policy urged by some voices here, voices which, as is always the case, were carried to Germany and magnified by the mega-phone of the Press.

over Occurrences 1%

The equipment consisted of old-fashioned box 'phones over a foot long and eight inches square, built about an immense horseshoe magnet.

Which preposition to use with  phones