Both of them watched their father as he held the phone to his ear.

He punched in a number and held the phone to his ear.

I kept holding it to my ear, and finally the tone turned off.

She held the phone to her ear for a moment without saying anything.

She held the phone to her ear, but said nothing.

Often he would hold it to his ear to listen by the hour to its song.

For the next hundred yards he walked with the phone held to his ear.

Williams took the phone and held it to his ear.

He shook the watch and held it to his ear.

I hit send and held the phone to my ear.