Example sentences of "[adv] calling for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is why this account will follow Guillaume ( 1990 : 99 ) in postulating that the support of the infinitive is a " generalized person " not yet defined explicitly as either first , second or third , nor even necessarily calling for ordinal definition ( cf. ( 10 ) above ) . |
| 2 | His assembled staff stared stonily back , as he looked round at them , apparently calling for some kind of congratulations . |
| 3 | Croatia is desperately calling for international recognition as a sovereign state . |
| 4 | But if it is not calling for immediate independence , or for unity with Romania , the Popular Front is certainly demanding sovereign autonomy for Moldavia and a renewal of national culture and identity . |
| 5 | The report was criticised for not calling for urgent action to reduce lead in petrol . |
| 6 | And yet plenty of unpigeonhole-able types in here seem to hold that flawed artefact very dear indeed , relentlessly calling for minor track ‘ Penguins ’ throughout the set ( in vain ) , and pummelling the air with knotted fists for ‘ Partial ’ . |
| 7 | The Socialist group is also calling for early agreement on the energy tax proposed by the European Commission and for the introduction of mandatory energy efficiency standards on appliances such as boilers , washing machines and cars . |
| 8 | It is perhaps interesting to note that whilst the LMS legislation would appear to be part of a wider strategy for the control of public expenditure , it has now spawned a range of better-informed pressure groups which , when focusing on the quality of the education service , find themselves increasingly calling for greater expenditure on books , teaching materials , equipment and the maintenance of school premises ! |