Typically, one call to Milton would inevitably elicit the immediate response, 'Where are you?
A call to Steinbrenner's home in Florida elicited only the information that the telephone had been disconnected.
A call at the garage elicited the information that the Mini was being overhauled and that there was nothing major wrong with it.
But their frantic and angry calls elicited little help from electoral officials whom they described as overwhelmed by the flood of complaints.
They have three distinct calls for leopards, snakes, and eagles, and research shows that each call elicits different responses.
A call to a dealer elicited news that Toyotas were in stock, in all sizes, shapes and colors.
Dr Schel's studies also revealed that the call of relatively diminutive males would always elicit a response.
Repeated calls to the union's headquarters in Herndon, Va., elicited no response.
His first care was to tap Siblin's beam, but his call elicited no response.
His call to a friend he had selected for literary expertise quickly elicited the correct answer, James Agee.