The recording said simply that there was transmission trouble on the line.

I called back, but a recording said that the high volume of calls made it impossible to help me.

I called and the recording said that the mailbox would not accept messages.

Listening to that pan was like when you call the weather & the recording says, 'For current conditions, press one.

He had to smile when he thought of one thing the recording would say.

When I called the school this morning, a recording said they had to stay closed today because too many teachers called in sick.

Despite what the recording said, Tim saw only one.

"We're sorry; the government health center is closed now," says the recording on the other end of the line.

A recording said that her message box was full.

"I tried to call Mom, but the recording said you had a big storm and the lines were down."