Example sentences of "[vb -s] been call [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 Ormrod J. , noting that this was ‘ the first occasion on which a Court in England has been called on to decide the sex of an individual ’ , felt constrained to find that ‘ legal relations can be classified into those in which the sex of the individuals concerned is either irrelevant , relevant or an essential determinant of the nature of the relationship . ’
2 The financial effort the nation has been called on to make is a very large one , especially since the cost of construction per kW of nuclear capacity is about 25 per cent higher than the cost per kW of coal-fired capacity .
3 He is also proud that in 37 years he has never lost a single victim whose life he has been called on to save .
4 Jeff Probyn , the England and Wasps prop overlooked for the Lions tour , has been called up as his replacement .
5 THE England and Wasps wing Simon Smith has been called up by London for their divisional match against the South-West at Imber Court tomorrow .
6 THE England and Wasps wing Simon Smith has been called up by London for their divisional match against the South-West at Imber Court tomorrow .
7 ASTON VILLA 'S Earl Barrett has been called up to reinforce England 's squad for the World Cup ‘ double header ’ in Poland and Norway .
8 His proud mum met him at Shannon Airport with the news that he has been called up by the Lions as a replacement for winger Ian Hunter .
9 According to the trusty old BBC World Service our very own ‘ Gazza ’ Kelly has been called up into the RoI squad as a replacement for Kevin Moran .
10 ‘ Both of them play have represented Denmark at under-21 level while Morton has been called up for the senior squad .
11 It has been called down south for duty owing to the weight restrictions on the Henley branch .
12 His assistant Julian immediately offers me coffee , and explains in apologetic tones that Tony has been called out — ‘ but you 're down for 11.30 ’ — and that he 's expecting him back any moment .
13 To his delight , Davis 's secretary informed him in clipped tones that : ‘ Mr Davis has been called out urgently and will not be back in the office until Friday . ’
14 Erm , I think we ought to make it very clear again , that we can now trace calls , and er , I hope the press are noting that and making as much as they can of it , because that 's the sort of thing that helps to remove malicious calls , which go which cost a lot of money , and a lot of time , and also put somebody else 's life in danger when an appliance has been called out to something that it 's not required for .
15 But to Sophie 's intense mortification it was Dawn who arrived and said calmly , ‘ Robert has been called out to a difficult calving case and I 've been told to give you his apologies .
16 Alan McLeary 's proposed £400,000 transfer to Wimbledon following a six-match loan period has been called off because Dons manager Joe Kinnear has been told he must sell first .
17 It also means that the Scottish international 's disciplinary hearing due to take place at the Football Association this afternoon has been called off .
18 We know now from the Portuguese Government that that delegation has been called off because of the recent tragic events in East Timor .
19 A search for what was thought to be a body has been called off after police found an aircraft cargo net .
20 A mock aeroplane crash , which was due to take place today , has been called off .
21 A search involving four lifeboats , an RAF and a police helicopter failed to find him and has been called off , police said .
22 But some pantomime has been called off because Snow White
23 The federal army has been called in to act as a buffer in areas of high tension .
24 The official receiver has been called in to work out how much the firm , which folded last year , owed .
25 THE FBI has been called in to investigate the deaths of British spy Ian Spiro and his family .
26 A twenty year old man has been called in for a chat with an inspector .
27 Might the Mr Chairman I was just wondering if it 's worth just mentioning that the , since the Redhill Airport proposal which does include a privately funded motorway link erm point erm has gone to and has been called in to the determination I believe by the Minister , but er we are sort of pending er holding our horses until that er er is nearer the time is that not perhaps
28 A police helicopter has been called in to search for an armed robber who 's raided five petrol stations in three weeks .
29 They 've already complained about the original police investigation , and another force has been called in to re-examine the case .
30 He said ; We are searching the area of Witney and the force helicopter has been called in , but we do need witnesses to come forward .
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