21.   When the telephone rang yet again, she was inclined not to answer it.

22.   The telephone rang just as I was leaving.

23.   The telephone rang three times before I heard a click and then her recorded voice.

24.   Later, back at home, the telephone rang.

25.   The telephone rang.

26.   Catherine hesitated, debating whether to answer it.

27.   The telephone has been ringing all morning!

28.   Just then, the telephone rang.

29.   At exactly that moment, the telephone rang.

30.   She was about to leave the house when the telephone rang.