Example sentences of "call [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to scream and shout , beat the wall and call down the forces of destruction . |
| 2 | No , that 's nothing , call off the men in the white coats , send back the padded van , we 've got our own first-aid kit . |
| 3 | Call off the deal . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Call off the dogs , I have three names for you , and two facts . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Call up the beasts ! ’ |
| 6 | As a result they talk a lot of bullshit about how this is their generation 's answer to LSD ( It 's our final frontier ’ ) and also call up the memories of past sins and traumas — playground racism , the suicide of a Viet vet father , some modish videotape voyeurism , bullying and murder even — which then return to haunt them in the real world . |
| 7 | ‘ Call up the creatures whose blood you possess . |
| 8 | You can plug these into an ordinary 13 amp socket at your remotest depot and call up the computer , no matter how far away , via the normal GPO telephone system . |
| 9 | If they are to give Great Britain a game at Old Trafford on Saturday week , Tony Gordon , Lowe 's successor as New Zealand coach , may have to swallow his pride and call up the likes of Emosi Koloto , Joe Grima and Tony Iro , who appear to have blighted their international chances by making their reputations in England . |
| 10 | Members are invited to log on to their computers and call up the Heisei menu . |
| 11 | Call up the design and place it two rows up from the bottom of the design area , leaving two empty rows of squares along the bottom of the screen . |
| 12 | And er if you call up the program or fax in for whatever reason , then you can get yourself a free afternoon pack . |
| 13 | ‘ Call up the swan , ’ Little Billy ordered . |
| 14 | He told my father that he could see my father 's guide and that proof was possible : all my father had to do was relax on a bed , say the Lord 's Prayer , then call out the name Massa . |
| 15 | Nourse LJ thought it worth mentioning Lord Blackburn 's comment , based on Blackstone , that ‘ the sheriff also was bound to raise the hue and cry , and call out the posse comitatus of the county whenever it was necessary for any police purposes ; in so doing he was acting for the Crown ’ . |
| 16 | Most of us would probably panic , think catastrophic thoughts , breathe rapidly , run away to a safe place , call out the doctor , and make a will . |
| 17 | Yep , and erm the minute the nine nine nine calls come in , the staff at the Control Room there deal with them er erm they record the call , they , they talk to the people , they take the message , they erm call out the fire appliance , they inform the firemen where to go , they er show them where to go if , if they ca n't find their way , they direct them and then they process the whole problem until the job is ended . |
| 18 | As they call out the names of the new members , I would like them to stand so they can all recognise and welcome them . |
| 19 | Call back the sound of their voices . |