Example sentences of "to call in [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As I hold a season ticket I had no occasion to call in at the booking office . |
| 2 | ( A teenager who forgets to call in at the appointed time may cause real distress ) . |
| 3 | He walked to Hause Point twice a day and apart from that … he wrote one or two letters and delighted her father by franking one of his ; he waited for him to get a full free day so that they could go char fishing ; he declined all invitations and although he was irreproachably welcoming when Mr Skelton and his daughter made a surprise detour on one of their visits up the valley from Lorton to call in at the Fish , Mary thought that she could tell that he was happier to see them depart than he had been to see them arrive . |
| 4 | Remembering Philippe Bonard 's invitation to use the pool whenever she wished , she decided to call in at the Auberge de la Fontaine and pick up her swimming costume . |
| 5 | But if you do feel like it , you only have to call in at the shop . |
| 6 | My third bus dropped me two streets away from home , which gave me a chance to call in at the local florist 's and buy a twenty-quid bouquet on PKB 's Amex card . |