Example sentences of "[noun sg] was called for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So a little lateral thinking was called for . |
| 2 | Alarm bells rang ; some quick thinking was called for . |
| 3 | Clearly more research was called for . |
| 4 | The 1801 Act of Union merged Ireland with Britain , but in the 1870s-80s Home Rule was called for . |
| 5 | Action was called for in matters both of housing quality and quantity , and of distribution according to need . |
| 6 | My grandmother was taken ill with a burst ulcer and an ambulance was called for her at 10.45 , but it did not arrive for two and a half hours . |
| 7 | A trial scheme to test the viability of the proposal was called for at last weekend 's Bar conference . |
| 8 | His help was called for in purely local matters , such as the corporation 's attempts to clear fishgarths from the Ouse , but he also pressed the city 's claims at court , and in 1476 was credited with the preservation of York 's liberties by his great labour to the king . |
| 9 | His help was called for in purely local matters , such as the corporation 's attempts to clear fishgarths from the Ouse , but he also pressed the city 's claims at court , and in 1476 was credited with the preservation of York 's liberties by his great labour to the king . |
| 10 | The New Zealand openers , veteran John Wright and debutant Blair Hartland , who was appearing on his home ground , were glad to face just 14 balls before a halt was called for the day . |
| 11 | Taliesin murmured something that sounded like , ‘ All the riches of the world we shall lay at thy feet , ’ and Fribble , who felt that a note of practicality was called for , said , ‘ Be assured that we can pay your fee , ’ and Calatin looked pleased . |
| 12 | In general , the baby 's wishes had tended in the past to be suspect , and the mother had been expected to look for some non-permissible motive behind them , in the form either of dangerous ( probably erotic ) impulses or of a rebellious determination to dominate the mother-in either case , constant control of the child was called for , and only the baby who had submitted himself completely to the mother 's control could be called a good baby . |
| 13 | In March , an inquiry was called for into the case of manager Dereck Jones , who took away property belonging to Llynfi workshop . |
| 14 | Before setting it in place , though , an Ultratherm heating mat was called for . |
| 15 | Our trusty electric breaker was called for , and ear defenders were handed out — they were absolutely vital ! |
| 16 | The extra meeting was called for by several committee members . |
| 17 | The Council meeting was called for petty reasons . |
| 18 | The meeting was called for a Monday , at three o'clock in the afternoon . |
| 19 | A general meeting was called for December 1990 when a new constitution was to be adopted . |
| 20 | As soon as the results of the General Election were known a special governors meeting was called for April 29 to resume the opt-out debate . |
| 21 | First , in " vertical " sociological terms : the minores were not just being cheated when their consent was called for . |
| 22 | A special session of the Diet was called for early August , but with the developing securities scandal leading to widespread calls for urgent measures to improve regulation of the stock market , the LDP 's failure to secure the support of Komeito and the DSP , and an unknown level of support for Kaifu within his own party , it was far from certain that the Prime Minister would succeed in his legislative aims . |
| 23 | A Diet was called for March 1198 at Cologne . |
| 24 | An investigation was called for . |
| 25 | This was a case for which a substantial punishment was called for , and in the absence of a plea of guilty , a sentence of detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , S.53(2) of at least two years would have been called for . |
| 26 | Availability is the percentage of time for which the plant is mechanically capable of producing full rated output of electricity , whether or not such output was called for to meet demand at the time . |
| 27 | An easy day was called for , using the new car — what luxury ! — to visit the northern hemisphere 's largest great skua colony . |
| 28 | A probe by the Garda Commissioner was called for after a garda told Dublin 's District Court : ‘ Summonses keep disappearing in connection with these charges . |
| 29 | The strike was called for 2nd May . |
| 30 | A general strike was called for March 12 , and by March 10 street barricades had been erected in the capital , Port-au-Prince , and many other towns . |