Example sentences of "[noun sg] called [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A SASSENACH called up for jury service in Scotland was sent home — because he couldnae understand the lingo . |
| 2 | The Bishop of London , Tait , agreed , adding that ‘ Any pity called up for the unfortunate Charles I was likely to be dissipated by statements in the services which were so exaggerated that it was likely when read to turn the staunchest Royalist into a parliamentarian . ’ |
| 3 | How to get the plan called in for consideration at a public inquiry , since there is every likelihood Dyfed County Council and possibly CCW would be prepared to negotiate a compromise , based on past performance . |
| 4 | But fortunately at that moment her gynaecologist called in for a brief visit and Brian went off to the nursery . |
| 5 | The board of inquiry called yesterday for a full and open judicial inquiry into the alleged activities of the death squad , noting that the present McNally investigation was an inter-departmental inquiry behind closed doors . |
| 6 | Of the very few banners that mentioned it , one from Moscow University called pointedly for ‘ a faster rate of democratisation of the party ’ . |
| 7 | Ludovico called exuberantly for champagne but it was unobtainable , so he settled for a sweet fizzy wine instead . |
| 8 | The King called loudly for wine , and Captain Sapt and Fritz seemed worried . |
| 9 | A psychiatrist called in for the defence , Dr Nicholas Rice , told Exeter Crown Court he believed Mr Harris to be so abnormal his responsibility at the time of the stabbing was diminished . |
| 10 | The resolution called also for the creation of a Slovene currency and separate banking and taxation systems , and promotion of diplomatic recognition for Slovenia . |